Focus
Focus, or Focus 580, was WILL Radio's flagship talk program from 1981 until 2014. David Inge was the host from 1981 until his retirement in 2012. Always engaging, the program acted as a resource for citizens to directly question politicians and candidates as well as keep up on the arts, science, health, and even the latest from well-known novelists.
The Focus archive below offers thousands of great interviews and serves as a time capsule and a great resource for researchers and those just curious about how influential people spoke of important topics as they were happening.
Banana: The Fate Of The Fruit That Changed The World
Guest: Dan Koeppel.
What if Eve's apple in the Garden of Eden was actually a banana? Today on Focus, we're joined by author Dan Koeppel to talk about the history of the popular fruit, as well as the danger it is currently facing from a fast-moving blight in plantations worldwide. In the race to save this beloved snack, bananas grown in test tubes may be our last hope.
The Carbon Age: How Life’s Core Element Has Become Civilization’s Greatest Threat
Guest: Eric Roston.
Carbon has always been seen as the ubiquitous building block of life, necessary to the rise of living organisms. But since the start of the industrial age, carbon has contributed to the destruction of the ozone layer. Today on Focus, we're joined by journalist Eric Roston, author of The Carbon Age. He'll talk about the ways humans have used carbon throughout history and how it's only now, at the brink of catastrophe, that we are beginning to recognize the effects it has had on our environment.