General Audiences - TV-G/ TV-PG

Sci-Fi Journal for August 2013 live from ConnectiCon (CT-Con) in Hartford, CT, with hosts James Hinsey, Jay Kingston, Marc Morisseau, and Calvin Watts III. But first from the studio... Adam Tuchman starts off the show with some Cthulhu collectibles and talks about NecronomiCon happening in Providence August 22-25, 2013. The 4 hosts report from ConnectiCon's Media room looking over the Dealer's and Artist Alley of the Connecticut Convention Center. Jay with Popcorn Previews and trailers for "Carrie", "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters", "Riddick", and "Gravity".

The Great Recession has created demands by both the American and world economic and political elites for the imposition of austerity polices, saying that we cannot afford benefits for the 99% and the government services, jobs and benefits have to be cut. Guest Michael Wade with the Portland Peoples' Budget Project and Solidarity Against Austerity discusses these trends and policies, and how these efforts are being resisted by Portlanders.

Diane Crumley hosts Emmet Brady, creator and host of the Insect News Network.

Topics discussed include: The upcoming Bee-a-thon, Cultural Entomology, the Insect News Network and Emmet's two radio shows.

OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, presents Beth E. Levy and her lecture 'Frontier Figures: American Music and the Mythology of the American West'.

A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE STONEY
George Stoney passed away on July 12, 2012 at the age of 96. He was a prolific documentary filmmaker (including the Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary "We Shall Overcome", "All My Babies", "The Uprising of '34" and "The Weavers: Wasn't that a Time"), educator, and "the father of public access TV." This week's episode of Media Edge marks the first anniversary of his passing, and is devoted to his life and never-ending support of community media.

"George Stoney: A Life in Film" (12 minutes)

featuring Hardwater at Plainfield Station as well.

Sci-Fi Journal for July 2013 with host James Hinsey, Jay Kingston, Marc Morisseau, and Calvin Watts III shot live at Colt State Park in Bristol, RI. Popcorn Previews with Jay and trailers for "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", "Despicable Me 2", and "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2". Jay interviews the curator at Thunder and Steam: A Steampunk Art Exhibit in Woonsocket, RI from June to July.