Monthly Archives: July 2009

Podcast

Les Leopold and Barney Frank: Wall Street and THE LOOTING OF AMERICA

Les Leopold
Les Leopold
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA)
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA)

Everything you want to know about instruments of financial mass destruction — but were afraid to ask! Les Leopold explains the financial meltdown in plain English — and what we should do about it.  Also, Representative Representative Barney Frank talks about the TARP.

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THE BROTHER GARDENERS and OUT OF SIGHT

Sara Felder
Sara Felder
Andrea Wulf
Andrea Wulf

We talk with design historian and writer Andrea Wulf about THE BROTHER GARDENERS. Also, playwright and juggler Sara Feldman tells us about her new play OUT OF SIGHT, playing at the Ko Festival of Performance in Amherst from July 24-26. Continue reading

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Curious Garden & Arecelis Girmay

Arecelis Girmay
Arecelis Girmay
Peter Brown
Peter Brown

Francesca Rheannon talks with children’s book author and illustrator Peter Brown about [amazon-product text=”THE CURIOUS GARDEN” type=”text”]0316015474[/amazon-product] and Katy Lorah of Friends of The High Line. Also, poet Arecelis Girmay talks with guest host, Christian MacEwen.  Continue reading

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Jacqueline Sheehan

Jacqueline Sheehan
Jacqueline Sheehan

Jacqueline Sheehan talks about her new novel, NOW AND THEN. And host Francesca Rheannon talks with Sheehan about her previous novel, LOST AND FOUND in an archived interview from 2007.

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Stephan Faris, FORECAST & Leonard Nimoy

Stephan Faris
Stephan Faris

We talk with journalist Stephan Faris about his book, Forecast: The Consequences of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley. We also air excerpts from an archived interview with actor Leonard Nimoy about his work as a photographer.

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