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July 18, 2019 e-Newsletter

Contents: Moonwalk anniversary programming Changes at StarDate Summer recipes hot and cold Ticket giveaway

NPR News Series: Apollo 11 Anniversary Fifty years ago this week, Apollo 11 crew members Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins went to the moon. All month long NPR has been exploring the historic Apollo 11 mission as well as the space program as we know it today. Listen to NPR's newsmagazines through the weekend for the final stories in the series -- tomorrow on Morning Edition , all the things that didn't go according to plan during the moon landing . Find any segments you might have missed at this link: Apollo 11 series

Sunday Radio Matinee : Destination Moon On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the moon. On KGOU's Sunday Radio Matinee July 21, a one-hour special 'Destination Moon' remembers this dangerous and ambitious mission, explores the science that accomplished it, and the politics that push space exploration. WHYY produced this special; tune in Sunday at 12 pm. Read more

"Vlad and the Red Squares" sing Trollin' on the Twitter. Save the Date: The Capitol Steps Return to OKC Aug. 24 Get ready to laugh at the answers to these burning questions: What rhymes with Pete Buttigieg? How large will "Donald Trump" say the audience is? Who puts the 'mock' in democracy? The Capitol Steps bring their live show to Oklahoma City Community College on Saturday, Aug. 24. Tickets go on sale to the general public Aug. 1. Details

ATC: Getting to Zero Carbon - The Climate Challenge The Green New Deal sets a time frame for the U.S. to zero out its carbon emissions within about 10 years, a proposal critics have decried as wildly over-ambitious. But a growing number of cities and states have set their own goals to use only clean energy by mid-century. And remarkably, some states with no goals at all are seeing some of the fastest growth in renewable energy. Can the U.S. get to 'zero carbon'? All Things Considered explores that question in an ongoing series continuing through the summer. The series

Billy Henry

StarDate Debuts New Host StarDate host Sandy Wood announced her retirement this week, after 28 years giving voice to the popular short program originating at the McDonald Observatory at the University of Texas. Listeners have now been introduced to the new voice of StarDate , Billy Henry, a musician, voice actor, and musical instrument craftsman. KGOU airs StarDate weekdays at 6:40 and 8:40 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sandy's farewell

Recipes for Hot Summer Evenings

3 Tasty - And Healthy - Meatless Burgers For Summer Grilling Here & Now resident chef Kathy Gunst has eaten her fair share of tofu burgers and veggie dogs. So it was with an open mind that she explored the world of "fake meat." ... Read more www.kgou.org

Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches These well-proportioned sandwiches feature relatively small, thin cookies and precise scoops of ice cream that give each bite the perfect combination of textures and flavors. ... Read more www.splendidtable.org

Ticket Giveaways

Lyric Theatre: Titanic Lyric Theatre presents the Tony Award winning musical Titanic , telling the stories of the ship's passengers who each boarded with personal ambitions, unaware of the fate awaiting them. We're giving away a pair of tickets for your choice of performance date, July 23 - 28, at the Civic Center. Enter drawing

Congratulations to Our Winner In our last issue we gave away a pair of tickets to Lyric Theatre's production of Disney's Newsies to our lucky winner Rita. Watch this space for more great giveaways!

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