Today is Friday, March 17, 2023, the 76th day of the year with 289 days remaining until the end of the year. Here is everything you need to know about today’s programs on KNCT, but first…
Central Texas College’s Continuing Education spring schedule is now available. It features a variety of professional development, workforce training and personal enrichment courses. Several of the upcoming courses include:
- March 6: Aqua Toning with Kat; M/W through March 29; 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.; $19
- March 21: Basic DSLR Photography; T/TH through April 6; 6-9 p.m.; $75
- March 25: CPR for Health Care Providers; 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.; $120
Continuing Education is also looking for instructors to teach College for Kids classes. Classes are designed for youngsters aged six to 14, depending on the program. Classes include game design, coding, robotics, engineering and more. For more information, contact Jocelyn Larkin at jhart@ctcd.edu.
StarDate – Declining Birth Rate
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is a vast collection of hundreds of billions of stars. And the population is growing. On average, the galaxy adds a few new stars every year.
Across the universe, though, the rate of star formation has slowed down by a good bit since the first era of starbirth. And it will continue to slow in the coming eons as the raw materials for making stars are used up.
StarDate airs every weekday at 5:57 am, 4:57 pm, and on weekends at 8:20 am.
Sounds from BJ Mayo, details on the Sound of Texas.
The Sound of Texas airs every weekday at 6:30 am and 12:30 pm.
EarthDate – New Zealand’s Fatal Eruption
Whakaari/White Island is New Zealand’s largest active volcano. Its crater forms a huge natural amphitheater that opens to a bay. In December 2019, a large group of tourists arrived for a day trip. They donned gas masks to watch fumaroles spew clouds of yellow steam.
Then, disaster struck.
EarthDate airs every weekday at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm, and weekends at 10:30 am.
Science and the Sea – Nuclear Fish
Humans aren’t the only creatures that move around the globe in a hurry. Many species of fish do, too. One indication of just how quickly they move came after the nuclear accident in Japan. Within months, fish with high concentrations of radioactive particles were showing up in the waters off the coast of California..
Science and the Sea airs every weekday at 10:30 am, 2:30 pm, and weekends at 11:30 am.
SoundBeat – Dear Little Shamrock
Need a little help with those lyrics? “There’s a dear little plant that grows in our Isle, ’twas Saint Patrick himself sure that set it.”
St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, was actually born in Scotland…to Roman parents. Kidnapped and forced into slavery in pagan Ireland around 400 AD, he’d remain from his early teens until age 20. He’d escape to Britain by ship, but would return to spread the Gospel. To make his point, St. Patrick used the three-leaved shamrock as a symbol of the Christian Holy Trinity, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It’s believed that he converted much of Ireland over his lifetime, and even had disciples.
He built Ireland’s first church in a town called Saul, and that’s where he died. While scholars debate the year, most agree he died on March 17th , or… St. Patrick’s Day. This is William Kennedy with “dear little shamrock”, a 1923 blue amberol cylinder.
Want to hear the whole song?
SoundBeat airs every weekday at 11:30 am and 1:30pm.
Carl Rossi helps us kick off the weekend with another episode of The Softer Side at 5pm. Every week he explores new and familiar music, with thematic sets and themed shows.
And coming up this week is our 201st episode, exploring Women’s History Month. Check out this playlist!
- Give It Up or Let Me Go by Bonnie Raitt
- Hello, Hooray by Judy Collins
- Piece of My Heart by Delaney and Bonnie
- Wayfaring Stranger by Eva Cassidy
- The Circle Game by Joni Mitchell
- Free the People by Barbara Keith
- Pleasant Valley Sunday by Carole King
- Northern Lights by Renaissance
- Sally ‘Go Round the Roses by Susanna Hoffs
- Out of My Own Way by Shaun Murphy
- Wade in the Water by Ellen McIlwaine
- Universal Soldier by Buffy Ste-Marie
- Too Late But Not Forgotten by Joy of Cooking
- Fool’s Coda from Film Noir by Carly Simon
Rick Smith joins us every Wednesday and Friday at 6:15 pm for On the Dock, keeping us up to date on hunting, fishing and outdoor safety news and events happening in our listening area. Rick also keeps us abreast on information published by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Each episode is also available to hear in the podcast section of our KNCT.org streaming website as well as the homepage for this site.
Finally, I would like to remind everyone that all of the amazing programs and beautiful music you enjoy on Simply Beautiful 91.3, KNCT-FM is made possible by donations from our listeners. You can donate anytime by visiting our website at KNCT.org.
And while any amount is appreciated, did you know that if you donate $10 or more today you could could receive this Very Best of Neil Diamond CD.
Track Listing
1. Forever in Blue Jeans
2. Beautiful Noise
3. Love on the Rocks
4. Cherry Cherry
5. I Am…I Said
6. Sweet Caroline
7. Cracklin’ Rosie
8. Play Me
9. I Am a Believer
10. Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon
11. Holly, Holy
12. Solitary Man
13. Song Sung Blue
14. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers
15. Hello Again
16. Red, Red Wine
17. If You Know What I Mean
18. Brother’s Love Traveling Salvation Show
19. Pretty Amazing Grace
20. Kentucky Woman
21. Shilo
22. America
23. Hell Yeah
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