APR Notebook
APR Notebook
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Alabama is known for football and white barbecue sauce. But we’re also making our mark in science, literature and the arts—and we helped put astronauts on the moon. Join APR news director Pat Duggins as he takes up topics like this with compelling interviews on APR Notebook.
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The podcast explores themes around social justice, health, politics, and local culture, with episodes tackling subjects such as the implications of Alabama's new congressional district and the ethical dilemmas surrounding infertility and egg donation, exemplified by discussions with experts like Diane Tober.
Alabama is known for football and white barbecue sauce. But we’re also making our mark in science, literature and the arts—and we helped put astronauts on the moon. Join APR news director Pat Duggins as he takes up topics like this with compelling interviews on APR Notebook.
2026 has been a busy year for NASA. Four astronauts flew to the moon for the first trip by human beings there since Apollo 17 in 1972 The flight of Artemis two also highlights Alabama’s role in the US space program. The Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville designed, built, tested, and manages the big Space Launch System rocket that sends Artemis missions to Earth orbit. Huntsville has its claim to fame when it comes to NASA, but Opelika does too. One of its favorite sons is retired astronaut Jim Voss. He flew four times on the space shuttle and served on the second full-time crew aboard the International Space Station, a conversation that’s out of this world, is next on APR Notebook.
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