THE SPORTS GENE: Running has become a great elite sport, thanks in part to the amazing sprinters from Jamaica and the long distance runners from the African equator. How much is all that running talent nature, and what’s the power of nurture? In his book, The Sports Gene, David Epstein says it’s definitely both.

THESE SHINING LIVES: Now playing at CU Boulder, is a story about one of the most stunning technologies to ever harm U-S workers. It involves a technique from the early 1900s that made it possible for the hands of watches to glow in the dark. The “Glow” came from radium-laced paint, which killed many of the young women who were told to lick their paint brushes to make sure that the dials were painted properly. The new play is titled, “These Shining Lives.” and it’s fitting that it will open at CU just 10 miles from the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant, where controversy still rages over radioactive contamination. Here to tell us more is the director of “These Shining Lives,” Elizabeth Dowd.

Hosts: Shelley Schlender, Jim Pullen
Producer: Shelley Schlender
Engineer: Shelley Schlender
Executive Producer: Beth Bartel
Additional Contributions: Jim Pullen

The Sports Gene // These Shining Lives