Archive for January, 2007

Mary Cowhey & Enchanted Circle Theater

January 29th, 2007

We talk with teacher Mary Cowhey about her book, BLACK ANTS AND BUDDHISTS: Thinking Critically and Teaching Differently in the Primary Grades. Also, a sneak preview of The Enchanted Circle Theater’s SKINNER SERVANTS TOUR and playwrights Priscilla Hellweg and Rachel Kuhn Daviau talk about the play.

Simon Winchester and Dylan Schaffer

January 21st, 2007

Francesca interviews Simon Winchester about A CRACK IN THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: America And The Great California Earthquake Of 1906. Also, Dylan Schaffer talks about his funny and poignant memoir, LIFE, DEATH AND BIALYS: A Father/Son Baking Story.

Richard Ford and Scott Ritter

January 15th, 2007

Francesca interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Ford about writing and his new novel, THE LAY OF THE LAND. Also, Scott Ritter on his book, Target Iran: The Truth About the White House’s Plans for Regime Change.

Part Two: Scott Ritter

January 15th, 2007

Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter on TARGET: IRAN. We talk to him about US plans for war with Iran.

Podcast of NEA Chairman Dana Gioia

January 13th, 2007

We talk with National Endowment for the Arts chairman Dana Gioia about poetry, the state of reading in America, and what government can do to promote literature. We also play a selection from POETRY OUT LOUD, a CD produced by the NEA and the Poetry Foundation. On our show for broadcast, we read Jour de [...]

Eve Ensler: Insecure At Last

January 7th, 2007

Vagina Monologues creator Eve Ensler talks with host Francesca Rheannon about her new book, INSECURE AT LAST: Losing It In Our Security Obsessed World. In it Ensler asks whether our obsession with security is making us more fearful than ever. Part One of this week’s podcast.

Peter Barnes: Capitalism 3.0

January 7th, 2007

Working Assets cofounder Peter Barnes says capitalism needs a new operating system that will protect our common wealth as citizens of the planet: nature, culture and community. He tells us about it in a conversation about his book, CAPITALISM 3.0: A Guide to Reclaiming the Commons. To read or download the book for free, go [...]