Musical Theater (E1)

Tues. & Thurs. -9 am, 3 pm

Wednesdays  & Fridays -10 pm

Saturdays -3 pm

Sundays -7 am & 2 pm

Do you love musicals? Tune in for Musical Theater Hour on HCC Radio, the Dragon. Listen to your favorite show tunes and learn about the musical theater from from Heather Nathans, Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Maryland. In the first half this episode we learn about the history of musical theater from the Indian Princess to Minstrel Shows to Vaudeville to Rent; a look at the trends and ideas that shaped American Musical theater.  In the second half we’ll explore how American Musicals have commented  on social issues since its inception. Tune in at www.howardcc.edu/hccradio or download the moblie app and take the Dragon with you.

Tues. & Thurs. -9 am, 3 pm

Wed & Fri. -10 pm

Saturdays 3 pm

Sundays 7 am & 2 pm

Tune in for Musical Theater Hour on HCC Radio, the Dragon. Listen to your favorite show tunes and learn about the musical theater from from Heather Nathans, Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Maryland. In this episode you’ll learn about elements of a musical. How Disney became involved in the musical and how the rock musical gave way to the spectacle musical. Tune in at www.howardcc.edu/hccradio or download the moblie app and take the Dragon with you.

(Part 1)

Monday - 8 am, 1 pm &  - 9 pm

Saturdays - 9 pm

(Part 2)

Wednesdays -7 am, 2 pm & 8 pm

Sundays at 2 pm

The Hidden World of Girls, hosted by Emmy Award-winning writer and actress, Tina Fey. Stories of coming of age, rituals and rites of passage, secret identities—of women who crossed a line, broke a trail, changed the tide.

Produced by the Peabody Award-winning Kitchen Sisters, in collaboration with NPR and independent producers from around the world. Inspired by “The Hidden World of Girls” series heard on Morning Edition and “All Things Considered”, these specials feature the best stories from that series as well as new, never before heard features, interviews and music.

Catch both hours of The Hidden World of Girls on HCC Radio, The Dragon online at www.howardcc.edu/hccradio or download the moblie app and take the Dragon with you.

In this one hour special, you’ll hear exclusive interviews with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ron Wood as they tell the story behind Some Girls - their 1978 album that featured an exciting mix of Punk, Disco, Rock & Roll, the streets of New York and a lot more.

Airs Mondays at 9 am & Tuesdays at 10 pm and Sundays at 9 am. Tune in at www.howardcc.edu/hccradio or download the moblie app and take the Dragon with you.

In this one-hour special, comments by all four U2 members (Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr) tell the story of their November 1991 release, Achtung Baby, its songs like "Mysterious Ways," "One," "Even Better than the Real Thing" and the subsequent tours that redefined both how U2 would be perceived by the world and themselves.

Airs Wednesdays 9 am & 3 pm, Thursdays at 10 pm, Sundays at 3 pm. Tune in at www.howardcc.edu/hccradio or download the moblie app and take the Dragon with you.

Jazz is dead! Well, it's not true -- but in the history of the music, that statement is heard very often. Wynton Marsalis has found that the best way to combat that idea is simple - keep creating. Like any art form, jazz lives as an ongoing interaction between the artist, audience and larger culture. In this hour, Wynton reflects on his life and music in the 20th century and its continuation into the 21st.

Airs Fridays at 9 am & 3 pm Sundays at 10 pm. Tune in at www.howardcc.edu/hccradio or download the moblie app and take the Dragon with you.

Mental Illness impacts the lives of 60 million Americans and is one of the leading causes of disabilities in the U.S. Mental illnesses are more common than cancer, diabetes or heart disease, yet stigma erodes confidence that mental disorders are real, treatable health conditions. They often first strike during adolescence and young adulthood. In the first half hour of Showcase, HCC Radio student Mike Gambino interviews representatives from the Howard County affiliate of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Joining him in the studio are Executive Director Susan Helsel and David Stant, In Our Own Voice presenter and facilitator for the Young Adult Connection Support Group. Ms. Helsel and Mr. Stant discuss the prevalence of mental illness, the mission and services of NAMI, stigma busters, and how NAMI can be of help to the HCC community.

In the second half hour of Showcase, we go from Las Vegas to Ecuador to Honduras to… Howard County, MD. Mike Ross was a student at Howard Community College. You might know him better from when he was on Real World 25 Las Vegas in 2011. After Real World, Mike decided not do the bar circuit, but instead to use his notoriety to do humanitarian work in Central and South America. HCC Radio student Matt Trudel interviews Mike about his experience as a Real World and Read World Challenge participant as well as his life-changing experiences helping international communities in need.

Showcase is an original production of HCC Radio The Dragon, highlighting work by students in our radio curriculum. Tune in Tuesdays at 7am, 1pm, and 8pm; Fridays at 8am, 1pm, and 8pm; Saturdays at 2pm; and Sundays at 9pm.

In the first half of Words: Fashioned after the national This I Believe project, students in HCC's Writing for Radio and Multimedia class set about writing short radio essays about their personal beliefs…in four hundred words or less: not an easy task! The finished projects are as diverse as the students, from manifestos about food to declarations about overcoming disabilities. Take a listen to what drives our HCC students each day. Their voices are intimate, honest, and very real. The HCC This I Believe radio essay collection is an original production of HCC Radio The Dragon.

In the second half of Words, it's The Writing Life: From four Maryland poets to a pair of Nobel Laureates - Saul Bellow and Seamus Heaney - more than sixty poets and writers have appeared on HoCoPoLitSo's Cable TV series since 1986. The half-hour shows are hosted by well-known Baltimore-Washington writers, and guests range from interesting newer writers to some of the most distinguished names in contemporary letters. HCC Radio The Dragon streams select conversations from The Writing Life to appear on the radio version of the show.

Tune into Words Mondays at 7am and 2pm; Thursdays at 8am, 1pm, and 9pm; and Saturdays at 8am, 1pm and 10pm.

Each month on Green Dragon, we bring you an hour of programming dedicated to sustainability issues. During this month's episode we focus on food. Farming significantly contributes to climate change: the food system uses more fossil fuel than any other subdivision of the economy. On Earth Rocks, our feature presentation and an original production of HCC Radio The Dragon, we talk to Brian Hughes, a veteran farmer and manager of Shaw Farm, an organic CSA in Howard County, MD. Then we present an episode of Destination DIY Radio and we peak into the lives of a pair recent college graduates turned new farmers. And we'll end the hour with an episode of Earth Eats and some hands on instruction of how to make killer biscuits…and what to do with all those root vegetables.

You can hear the Green Dragon Hour Mondays at 3pm and 10pm; Wednesdays at 7am, 2pm, and 8pm; and Saturdays at 9am and 8pm.