Archive for the ‘Next Week’ Category

Next Week: The Humane Metropolis; Wallace Stegner and the American West

March 28th, 2008

We talk with urban geographer Rutherford Platt about how to make cities that are sustainable and a pleasure to live in. (…)

Next Week: The Illustrated Book and Poetry Month Early

March 20th, 2008

We talk with artist Amy Fagin and filmmaker David Edwards who will be showing their work at the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival on Tuesday, April 1. (…)

Next Week: Narrative Journalism

March 14th, 2008

We bring you a report and interviews from this year’s Narrative Journalism Conference of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism.

Next Week: THE OPEN-FOCUS BRAIN

March 11th, 2008

We talk with biofeedback pioneer Les Fehmi about how to harness attention to focus the mind and improve productivity and mood.

Next Week: Eric Weitz on WEIMAR GERMANY

February 28th, 2008

We talk with historian Eric Weitz about WEIMAR GERMANY: Promise and Tragedy. We explore Germany’s incredible creative ferment and innovation during the period between the two world wars. (…)

Next Week: Life with Asperger’s Syndrome

February 21st, 2008

We talk with John Elder Robison about his wonderful memoir, LOOK ME IN THE EYE. (…)

Next Week: Slavery and Out From It

February 15th, 2008

We talk with Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina about MR. AND MRS. PRINCE: How An Extraordinary Eighteenth-Century Family Moved Out of Slavery and Into Legend. (…)