Christian theologian and peace activist James W. Douglass tells us why he thinks JFK was assassinated. He says it was because Kennedy went up against the military-industrial complex and the national security state. His carefully researched book is JFK AND THE UNSPEAKABLE.
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Diaries of Disaster
November 11th, 2009
Francine Prose talks about her terrific new book, ANNE FRANK: THE BOOK, THE LIFE, THE AFTERLIFE. It shines a writer’s lens on Frank’s diary and on its postwar reception in the U.S. and elsewhere. And Israeli journalist Amira Hass tells us about her mother’s DIARY OF BERGEN BELSEN, a searing account of moral courage in the face of unrelenting brutality.
What Do We Learn About History From Novels?
November 3rd, 2009
We hear excerpts from a dramatic reading of Ernest J. Gaines’ novel, A LESSON BEFORE DYING by Enchanted Circle Theater actors. It’s about a young black man in Jim Crow Louisiana who is condemned to death. And we interview Thad Carhart about his new historical novel, ACROSS THE ENDLESS RIVER. It’s about Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, the son of Sacagawea who was a guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition and who lived both in the United States and Europe.
It’s Getting Spooky Out! The Halloween Show
October 27th, 2009
Irish mystery writer John Connolly tells us about his new spine-tingling and funny bone-tickling thriller for smart teens, THE GATES. And we air an archived interview with magician Alan Kronzek about THE SORCERER’S COMPANION, A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter.
Dying for the Story and Living Better on Less
October 20th, 2009
Investigative journalist Terry Gould talks about his book, MARKED FOR DEATH: Dying for the Story in the World’s Most Dangerous Places. It explores the stories of seven journalists who exposed the truth — even though they knew they’d be killed for their work. And Wanda Urbanska of the TV show Simple Living tells us the [...]
Are You Ready For Fire, Brimstone, Love And Writer’s Block?
October 13th, 2009
Nicholson Baker talks about his new novel, THE ANTHOLOGIST. His hero Paul Chowder is looking back over his whole life and wondering what it’s amounted to. He’s also facing the dreaded disease: writer’s block. And Susan Stinson is just finishing her new novel, SPIDER IN THE TREE. She tells us about her protagonist, the 18th century preacher Jonathan Edwards who preached fire and brimstone – and love.
Empires of Illusion, Empires of Torture
October 6th, 2009
Journalist Chris Hedges talks about EMPIRE OF ILLUSION: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle. He says Americans are in thrall to a culture of narcissism, revenge, and fake “happiness” that is destroying our democracy — and our power to connect genuinely with others. And former Army intelligence officer and constitutional scholar Chris Pyle says the Bush Administration is GETTING AWAY WITH TORTURE. He tells us about secret government, war crimes, and the rule of law.
Meth Epidemic In America’s Heartland and Thoreau’s Bad Day
September 29th, 2009
We interview Nick Reding about how the methamphetamine epidemic is eating away at rural America. His book is METHLAND: The Death and Life of an American Small Town. And John Pipkin tells us about his debut novel WOODSBURNER. It’s about a very bad day in the life of Henry David Thoreau: when he started a forest fire that burned three hundred acres. Pipkin uses the fire as a starting point to examine the destruction human passions can cause.
Migraines and Madness: The Upsides and Downsides
September 22nd, 2009
Andrew Levy talks about A BRAIN WIDER THAN THE SKY: A Migraine Diary. Weaving his personal story together with reflections on science, art, history and spirituality, he gives us a surprising portrait of this malady. And David Lovelace tells us why he is “proud to be bipolar” despite the troubles the disorder has brought him. His memoir is SCATTERSHOT: My Bipolar Family.
Women Writing Powerfully About Women’s Lives
September 15th, 2009
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie talks about her stunning collection of stories THE THING AROUND YOUR NECK. And poet Honor Moore reads from and tells us about POEMS FROM THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT. Our guests use fiction (Adichie) and poetry (Moore) to evoke the lives of women with power, honesty and grace.
Looking at New York City, Before and After 9/11
September 7th, 2009
We talk with architectural historian Max Page about THE CITY’S END: Two Centuries of Fantasies, Fears, and Premonitions of New York’s Destruction. And Patrick Radden Keefe tells us the story of China’s outmigration to New York in the 1980’s and the “snakeheads” who facilitated and exploited it. His book is SNAKEHEAD: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream.
LIFE, INC. and Washington Sex Scandals, too
August 29th, 2009
Media critic Doug Rushkoff talks about LIFE, INC., his new book about our disconnect from each other caused by corporations; and Jeff Sharlet, author of THE FAMILY, returns for another interview, updating us on how the sex scandals in Washington are splitting the Christian Right.
Human Spaces and Liveable Cities
August 29th, 2009
Francesca interviews scientist Colin Ellard about his book YOU ARE HERE: Why We Can Find Our Way To The Moon But Get Lost At The Mall; also, urban geographer Rutherford Platt tells us about his book THE HUMANE METROPOLIS.
SO SEXY SO SOON, Jean Kilbourne & HOLD LOVE STRONG, Matthew Aaron Goodman
August 20th, 2009
Writers Voice host Francesca Rheannon talks with Dr. Jean Kilbourne about SO SEXY SO SOON: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids. And Matthew Aaron Goodman tells us about his debut novel, HOLD LOVE STRONG.
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