This Week on KSER

THIS WEEK:  Midwestern Road Food and Travel Serendipity. Find out who makes the best sour cream raisin pie in America, on this week's Travel with Rick Steves.  Road Food experts Jane and Michael Stern share their favorite comfort food discoveries, from road trips across the Midwest. And listeners share surprises from their travels that are fond memories, years later.

THIS WEEK:  Vandana Shiva – The Recovery of the Commons.  Alternative Radio is a one-hour program featuring diverse perspectives on national and international issues. It is dedicated to the founding principles of public broadcasting: "to serve as a forum for controversy and debate" and "provide a voice for groups that may otherwise be unheard."

THIS WEEK:  Tommy Giovani – What Really Happens in Prison.  Ed Bremer talks with author Tommy Giovani about his book “What Really Happens in Prison.” The book is a frank and candid recounting of Mr. Giovani’s sixteen years as a Correctional Officer at Monroe Prison.

The use of robotic policing requires an additional set of standards by law enforcement departments across the U.S. Artificial intelligence has begun to interact with community members, so, who will write the standards for robot usage; what weaponry will robots control; what training level is required of robot handlers; and what happens if a robot malfunctions and takes a human life?

Travel with Rick Steves is a weekly one-hour conversation about travel, cultures, people, and the things we find around the world that give life its extra sparkle. Rick Steves is the leading authority on travel to Europe, and is extending his interest to global topics.