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With his path across the Atlantic blocked, Juan Trippe surprises even his own staff by turning to the Pacific. Defying the skeptics, Pan Am builds an airway to Asia, allowing its airplanes to hopscotch across the world's widest ocean by landing at five stepping stone islands: Hawaii, Midway, Wake Island, Guam and the Philippines.

Across the United States, frustration and outrage are pouring out onto the streets over police brutality and the death of George Floyd, as well as deep, systemic racial disparities in education, the criminal justice system, the economy and health care, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To learn more about these and other animals, have a look at the Education Animals cared for by the Wildlife Center of Virginia. Each one was treated for some kind of illness or injury, but deemed non-releasable because of lingering issues that could make it unsafe in the wild. You’ll be amazed at what these creatures have survived!

Ideas of the European Enlightenment had a major impact on early American culture and the ways in which Americans pursued happiness in their new nation. On this program, we hear from Caroline Winterer, a professor of history and American studies at Stanford University, where she specializes in the scientific ideas and Enlightenment attitudes that shaped this country.

On this edition of This Week In Richmond, host David Bailey welcomes Larry Roberts, Director, Sorensen Institute and Del. Delores McQuinn, (D) 70th House District, Richmond.

This week, we look at leadership during a global crisis. What does it take to avoid the worst of the pandemic and allow a country to return to some sense of normalcy? Producer Teresa Cotsirilos and Radio New Zealand’s Indira Stewart explain how Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern managed to nearly eradicate the virus from New Zealand.

Visit a private garden in Prince George County that features a number of Virginia natives, deciduous azaleas and ferns that grow five feet tall. Then learn about the Quarry Gardens at Schuyler, a former industrial site that is being transformed into a haven for native plants. Peggy Singlemann presents a Tip from Maymont on deer-safe plants.

As they push southward, Trippe, Sikorsky, Lindbergh and Leuteritz build larger flying boats, harness radio to navigate safely over great distances, and, with help from the U.S. government, outwit all competing airlines to dominate service to Latin America and launch the global air tourism industry.

We may not be able to come together right now, but we’re happy to bring you a whole summer of great musical memories from the Richmond Folk Festival. Join us Saturdays at noon for encore broadcast of some of the best performances from the Altria Stage during the 2019 festival. Tune in Saturdays at Noon online or over the air at 93.1 FM and 107.3 FM.

Human and animal habitats have always overlapped, and several factors can push us even closer into each other’s space. New construction, flooded lands and unseasonal temperatures can all contribute to more active wildlife around your home. And you may have inadvertently invited some new neighbors and visitors with your own behavior.