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wysu commentaries
If you're a regular listener to NPR news programs, you're probably familiar with the occasional brief commentary during the morning or evening news programs by experts in various fields; people providing insight into public affairs, observations on the arts, and thoughts on how we live. This page contains transcripts and/or audio recordings of local commentaries that have aired on WYSU.

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Commentator Topic Transcript Date Download
- Matthew T. ManginoMandatory Retirement for JudgesTextMarch 26, 2013mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaElyn SaksTextMarch 21, 2013mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaEtiquette in Today's WorldTextMarch 5, 2013mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaSam Harris on GunsTextJanuary 10, 2013mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaJuan Williams Part TwoTextDecember 28, 2012mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaJuan Williams Part OneTextDecember 27, 2012mp3 | wma
- Dr. Keith LepakThe Fiscal CliffTextDecember 19, 2012mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaJohn Stossel, GadflyTextDecember 13, 2012Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaRace One and Race TwoTextNovember 29, 2012mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaEben Alexander's Journey into the AfterlifeTextNovember 15, 2012mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaHarrison on ReligonTextNovember 8, 2012mp3 | wma
- Matthew T. ManginoThe Cost of Pretrial DetentionTextOctober 26, 2012mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaThe Invisible GorillaTextOctober 25, 2012mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaPopular BeliefsTextOctober 16, 2012mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaJim AbbottTextSeptember 13, 2012mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaFree WillTextJuly 19, 2012mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaAbundanceTextJune 28, 2012mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaBertrand Russell, ProphetTextMarch 8, 2012mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaJohn Dewey on ReligionTextFebruary 16, 2012Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaMichael Shermer, SkepticTextJanuary 19, 2012mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaMarriage in AmericaTextJuly 28, 2011mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaRob BellTextJuly 14, 2011mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaThe Class of '61TextJuly 4, 2011mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaJames HaughtTextApril 20, 2011mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaMarlo ThomasTextMarch 23, 2011mp3 | wma
- Carole BabyakThe History of the Civil War Part 2UnavailableMarch 14, 2011mp3 | wma
- Carole BabyakThe History of the Civil WarUnavailableFebruary 24, 2011mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaRichard P. StevensTextFebruary 16, 2011mp3 | wma
- Carole BabyakWintertime BirdsUnavailableJanuary 17, 2011mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaKrista TippetTextDecember 29, 2010mp3 | wma
- Carole BabyakBlackbirdsUnavailableDecember 21, 2010mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaLou HoltzTextNovember 24, 2010mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaAyaan Hirsi Ali's JeremiadTextOctober 27, 2010mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaChris HedgesTextSeptember 21, 2010mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaTiger WoodsTextAugust 26, 2010mp3 | wma
- Carole BabyakLeave Only FootprintsTextDecember 15, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaReligion in the Public SchoolsTextOctober 15, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaIs Socialism Coming?TextSeptember 24, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaJohn Stuart Mill on Women's RightsTextSeptember 3, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaCellphones - A Moral ChallengeTextAugust 20, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaIsaiah's ResilienceTextAugust 6, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaRichard A. Clarke on National SecurityTextJuly 23, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaCarrie FisherUnavailableJuly 9, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaPolitical HistoryTextJune 25, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaFaith Based PoliciesTextJune 11, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaSuicide TerrorismTextMay 29, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaAmerican Religious Identification Survey 2008TextApril 23, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaTed Kennedy's LegacyTextApril 10, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaChristopher Hitchens on ReligionTextMarch 19, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaJohn Haught and the New AtheistsTextMarch 2, 2009mp3 | wma
- Carole BabyakWonders of a GardenUnavailableFebruary 23, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaFaith Healing and ChildrenTextFebruary 19, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaRabbi WolpeTextFebruary 12, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaSidney PoiterTextJanuary 22, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaCharles Curran's Rocky RoadTextJanuary 8, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaReligious IlliteracyTextDecember 26, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaGalbraith on Global Warming and PlanningTextDecember 11, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaA Lesson from ScandinaviaTextDecember 2, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaAre American Voters Stupid?TextNovember 14, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaNew AtheistsTextOctober 31, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaChris HedgesTextOctober 10, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaCoach Jim TresselTextSeptember 30, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaMistakes Were Made (but not by me)TextSeptember 12, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaThe Faith-Based White HouseUnavailableAugust 29, 2008Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaWhat Ever Happened to Jefferson and Madison?TextAugust 14, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaEnergy: The Turning PointTextAugust 5, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaFor A New Thrift Part 2TextJuly 17, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaFor A New Thrift Part 1TextJuly 3, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaEdward FileneTextJune 19, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaCost of Family Fragmentation to TaxpayersTextJune 6, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaSo You Want to be a Professor?TextMay 22, 2008mp3 | wma
- Lou ZonaGhostsTextMay 15, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaConfronting the Debt CultureTextMay 8, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaU.S. Religious Landscape SurveyTextApril 24, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaCultural RelativismTextApril 3, 2008mp3 | wma
- Regina ReynoldsJeremiah WrightTextMarch 24, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaSenator Obama on ReligionTextMarch 6, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaThe Gospel of Prosperity under FireTextFebruary 21, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaJustice Brennan's DissentTextFebruary 7, 2008mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaJudge JonesTextDecember 13, 2007mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaThanksgivingTextNovember 29, 2007mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaKitzmiller v. Dover Area School DistrictTextNovember 8, 2007mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaWorld Religions in ModestoTextOctober 25, 2007mp3 | wma
- Lou ZonaBaseballTextOctober 4, 2007mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaMark LillaTextSeptember 27, 2007mp3 | wma
- Lou ZonaBig BrotherTextSeptember 20, 2007mp3 | wma
- Tom SkipkaThe Power of BeliefTextSeptember 13, 2007mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaPaul KurtzTextAugust 30, 2007mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaThe Christian ReconstructionistsTextAugust 17, 2007mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaThe Religious Right in the Post-Falwell EraTextAugust 2, 2007Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaHein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc.TextJuly 19, 2007Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaReligion and MoralityTextJune 14, 2007Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaA 1981 Warning About Religion and PoliticsTextMay 16, 2007Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaA Day with Ted WilliamsTextApril 17, 2007Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaWould You Vote for an Atheist or Agnostic?TextApril 5, 2007Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaBernard Rollin, a Dog's Best FriendTextMarch 1, 2007Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaRobert Green Ingersoll, The Shakespeare of OrTextFebruary 8, 2007Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaNora Ephron, I Feel Bad About My NeckTextJanuary 19, 2007Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaThe Costs of College and Perceived ValueTextJanuary 3, 2007Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaGarry Wills, A Country Ruled by FaithTextNovember 23, 2006Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaSam Harris, Letter to a Christian nationTextNovember 8, 2006Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaAre You a Critical Thinker?TextNovember 1, 2006Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaLiberty or Security - A False DilemmaTextOctober 24, 2006Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaAyaan Hirsi Ali : A Voice of Dissent in IslamTextOctober 12, 2006Unavailable
- Tom ShipkaChris HedgesTextDecember 31, 1969Unavailable

WYSU-FM would like to offer an opportunity to Youngstown State University’s many intelligent, insightful, and creative faculty and staff to provide thought-provoking commentary and analysis on timely topics that would be of general interest to our audience. If you would like to have your commentary considered for broadcast, or would like to explore an idea for a commentary, please read the guidelines below and get in touch with Gary Sexton by phone, e-mail or fax. Contact information is included below.

Editorial Guidelines for WYSU-FM Commentaries
  1. The topic should be thought provoking, timely, and of interest to our audience.
  2. WYSU-FM management retains full editorial control on the commentaries.
  3. The reading of the commentary must meet WYSU-FM’s standards.
  4. Commentary length must be between two and three minutes.
  5. The commentary will be produced and edited by a member of WYSU-FM’s staff.
  6. Commentaries will air during either Morning Edition or All Things Considered.
  7. For consideration, submit a written copy to:

Gary Sexton
WYSU-FM
Youngstown State University
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Youngstown, Ohio 44555
Phone: 330-941-1778
Fax: 330-941-1501
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