Feb 19th, 2008 · The largest beef recall in U.S. history has sent school districts scrambling to clean out their freezers and shake up their menus. Melissa block talks with Marsha Metzger, nutrition director for the Fort Wayne Community School District.
Nov 12th, 2007 · Canadian booksellers are suffering with the rapid rise in value of the Canadian dollar. The majority of books are "dual-priced" -- they list both a U.S. price and a Canadian price, and the latter is always higher. Despite the rise of the Canadian dollar, booksellers haven't been able to persuade publishers or distributors to reduce the price disparity. Audrey's Books in Edmonton recently announced it would charge U.S. prices for dual-priced books. Melissa talks with co-owner Steve Budnarchuk.
Sep 27th, 2007 · The top-ranked U.S. women's soccer team lost in the semifinals of the World Cup. The 4-to-zero defeat against Brazil takes the team out of the running for the championship this year. The loss came after coach Greg Ryan made a controversial decision to change the team's goal keepers. Tony DiCicco is the former coach of the U.S. Woman's National Team and currently an ESPN analyst. He speaks with Melissa about the defeat.
Aug 31st, 2007 · Vocal coach Melissa Cross is known as the "Scream Queen" for her work teaching metal, punk and hardcore performers how to use their voice without ruining their vocal chords. She teaches them how to growl, bark, bellow and scream.
Aug 1st, 2007 · Divers are searching the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, and a huge rescue effort is under way after the entire span of the Interstate 35 West bridge over the Mississippi River buckled and collapsed into the river. Tom Scheck of Minnesota Public Radio talks to Melissa Block from the scene of the collapse; Melissa also talks with Wayne Armstrong, who witnessed the collapse.
Jul 24th, 2007 · An Army major is in jail, awaiting a hearing Wednesday in San Antonio on charges that he accepted up to $10 million in bribes from Defense Department contractors seeking to do business in Iraq and Kuwait. Maj. John Cockerham and his wife, Melissa, face up to 40 years in prison.
Jan 1st, 2007 · In Somalia, interim-government troops backed by the Ethiopian government have been pushing an Islamist movement out of the country. Early Monday, the Islamist movement fled after giving up their last stronghold, Kismayo. Meanwhile, the transitional government is now trying to strengthen its hold on the country. Melissa talks with NPR's Gwen Thompkins in Somalia.
Dec 28th, 2006 · You Tube was the Web phenomenon of 2006, but what should we expect in 2007? Melissa Block speaks with a number of tech-savvy individuals about what they think the next big thing is. Melissa talks with Danah Boyd, PhD candidate at UC-Berkeley in the School of Information and graduate fellow at the USC Annenberg Center.