{"id":325084,"date":"2020-06-19T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T20:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=325084"},"modified":"2020-06-19T06:00:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T20:00:31","slug":"life-conversations-at-your-humanities-half-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/life-conversations-at-your-humanities-half-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"Life conversations at \u2018Your Humanities Half-Hour\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Your Humanities Half-Hour radio program host Catherine Perry. \u201cI enjoy connecting with people and I think the show works for me also because I love asking questions.\u201d (Bea Cabrera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The radio program \u201cYour Humanities Half-Hour\u201d has been on the air on Power 99 Saipan every Sunday for about a decade now and has already managed to run the gamut of everything that the humanities stands for, whether that is history, contemporary culture, literature, jurisprudence, and even religion. <\/p>\n

In short, the humanities basically cover all subjects except math and science, according to the program\u2019s director and host Catherine Perry, who has been a mainstay with the program when it started 10 years ago.<\/p>\n

For those who are not in the know, \u201cYour Humanities Half-Hour\u201d is a radio program of the Northern Marianas Humanities Council that airs for half an hour every Sunday at 11am. It features conversations that aim to advance humanities-based projects in the CNMI and life stories that draw you into someone you may or may not know that has done meaningful things.<\/p>\n

NMHC executive director Leo Pangelinan said that the radio program to engage the community in humanities-based topics and people knowledgeable about these topics.\u00a0 \u201cThe humanities is a broad field, however, we try to touch on topics that are relevant or salient at any given moment.\u00a0 The show also gives us the opportunity to showcase the projects funded through our Community Grant Program or other projects through the perspective of a leader, participant, scholar or expert,\u201d he said. \u201cThe show also provides a platform for individuals or groups in our community to share their accounts of important events, opinions on issues, and personal experiences.\u201d <\/p>\n

One of the facets of the program that the show\u2019s host, Perry, loves is when people she features in her program talks about things that are close to their hearts. \u201cThe fact that people are willing to open up means a lot,\u201d Perry said. \u201c\u2026Sometimes the conversation is personal,\u2026sometimes people share things that are close to their hearts and I feel very humbled when they do that because it shows I\u2019ve helped make a place for them to do that and to open their heart to the community and I think those shows are very powerful.\u201d <\/p>\n

Personally, Perry really enjoys talking about indigenous culture because \u201cany way that we can document facts, truths, and knowledge about it will only help us protect and perpetuate the culture\u2026\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYour Humanities Half-Hour\u201d airs on Power 99 and is heard all over Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The show also airs in Guam via The Shark Marianas radio and the show is archived on NMHC\u2019s You Tube Channel. \u201cOur communities have a lot in common and there has\u00a0been an\u00a0increase in collaborative projects between our islands.\u00a0 In that regard, we see our show as an important medium for promoting an awareness of our common history, issues, and interests,\u201d Pangelinan said.<\/p>\n

He attributes much of the show\u2019s appeal and success to the effort and commitment that Perry has put into it from the start.\u00a0 \u201cShe has a knack for bringing out the best in people and developing high quality content that\u00a0matters.\u00a0 We are looking at other ways to feature interviews through internet-based social media platforms, however, as long as our community tune\u00a0in to radio on Sundays and feedback suggests that the show adds value to their lives, we will continue to keep this program on the air,\u201d Pangelinan added.<\/p>\n

Perry herself enjoys connecting with people \u201cand I think the show works for me also because I love asking questions. \u2026Listening to people share their stories is something I will always be doing in some capacity. The show this Sunday will celebrate Father\u2019s Day, which is going to be really powerful and I don\u2019t say that lightly as everyone can relate to having a father.\u201d <\/p>\n

The show has kept airing though the COVID-19 pandemic but Perry said that they had to modify the production a bit. \u201cThe production room that we usually use doesn\u2019t allow for social distancing so I do interview now either at the lobby of the station or outside the station.<\/p>\n

For topic or conversations ideas you want featured in the radio program, email Perry at cperry@integrity-communications.net. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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