Climate scientist Dr. James Hansen talks about STORMS OF MY GRANDCHILDREN. It’s about climate catastrophe and how we must — and can — prevent it. Richard Wilbur reads “Advice To A Prophet”. And we pay homage to Robert Parker and Howard Zinn, who both died in late January, 2010.
Articles Tagged ‘ Nonfiction ’
Web Extra: Howard Zinn archive interview
January 28th, 2010
Zinn spoke to Writers Voice host Francesca Rheannon in 2005 about his companion volume to A PEOPLE’S HISTORY, VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
Best of 2009 and A New Look At Ayn Rand
December 30th, 2009
Anne C. Heller talks about her biography, AYN RAND AND THE WORLD SHE MADE and we play clips from our list of WV Best of 2009, including creative nonfiction writer Tracy Kidder, poet Richard Wilbur, novelist Nicholson Baker, psychologist Gail Hornstein and journalist David Grann.
Best of 2009
December 30th, 2009
It’s that time of year to reflect on “The List”: The Ten Best Of list, that is. This year was really tough, because there were so many show episodes I could have included. I was a bit chagrined that it was so dominated by men — I strive for gender balance in these lists — [...]
Saved by the Kindness of Strangers
November 30th, 2009
Tracy Kidder talks about STRENGTH IN WHAT REMAINS. It’s the story of a young Tutsi refugee from the genocide in Rwanda & civil war in Burundi who comes to the US and creates a new life. He’s helped along the way by others — and eventually is able to bring his own considerable gifts and passion back to his homeland to help others. And Terry Tempest Williams talks about her visit to Rwanda in an excerpt from our interview with about her book, MOSAIC, in 2008.
Why JFK died and why it matters
November 24th, 2009
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.
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.
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 [...]
What’s An Economy For, Anyway?
October 12th, 2009
Is there an upside to the downside of the recession (or “jobless recovery”)? Francesca reviews some of the books that cover this ground, and the people that are discussing alternative economies.
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.
Food Security and Insecurity
August 6th, 2009
We talk with journalist Sasha Abramsky about his new book BREADLINE USA: The Hidden Scandal of American Hunger and How to Fix It. And sustainability expert Robin Wheeler talks about her book, FOOD SECURITY FOR THE FAINT AT HEART.
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