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5/1/2009
10:00 AM
090501E
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Veronica Rueckert
Today, you can practice yoga without becoming a Hindu, or attend Mass without being a Catholic. Veronica Rueckert's guest, after ten, describes how we're free today to incorporate a broad range of spirituality in our lives.
Guest: Clark Strand, Buddhist teacher, and former Zen Buddhist monk. Author, "How to Believe in God: Whether You Believe in Religion or Not" (Doubleday).
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Friday
5/1/2009
10:00 PM
090501E
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Veronica Rueckert
Today, you can practice yoga without becoming a Hindu, or attend Mass without being a Catholic. Veronica Rueckert's guest, after ten, describes how we're free today to incorporate a broad range of spirituality in our lives.
Guest: Clark Strand, Buddhist teacher, and former Zen Buddhist monk. Author, "How to Believe in God: Whether You Believe in Religion or Not" (Doubleday).
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Friday
4/24/2009
9:00 AM
090424D
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Veronica Rueckert
More than twenty-five years ago, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space. After nine, Veronica Rueckert talks with Sally Ride about her career as an astronaut and scientist and her new mission: helping youth take a real and positive impact on our planet.
Guest: Sally Ride, co-author (with Tam O'Shaughnessy), "Mission: Save the Planet" and "Mission Planet Earth: Our World and Its Climate--And How Humans Are Changing Them" (Roaring Book Press). www.sallyridescience.com
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Friday
4/24/2009
10:00 AM
090424E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss silence... and the need for it in our lives. How silence fosters a better connection with the Earth, ourselves, and others.
Guest: Anne D. LeClaire, former reporter. Author, "Listening Below the Noise: A Meditation on the Practice of Silence" (Harper Collins).
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Friday
4/24/2009
10:00 PM
090424E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss silence... and the need for it in our lives. How silence fosters a better connection with the Earth, ourselves, and others.
Guest: Anne D. LeClaire, former reporter. Author, "Listening Below the Noise: A Meditation on the Practice of Silence" (Harper Collins).
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Friday
4/17/2009
9:00 AM
090417D
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Veronica Rueckert
Veronica Rueckert's guest, after nine, is a language blogger for the New York Times, who explores news sites from around the world for the words and phrases capturing the times we live in.
Guest: Ben Schott, blogger, "Schott's Vocab: A Miscellany of Modern Words and Phrases" (New York Times) http://schott.blogs.nytimes.com/
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Friday
4/17/2009
10:00 AM
090417E
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Veronica Rueckert
According to Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after ten, you can’t grow if you don’t let go. She has tips on how to rid your life of clutter... the physical and the mental.
Guest: Gail Blanke, author, "Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life ."
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Friday
4/17/2009
10:00 PM
090417E
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Veronica Rueckert
According to Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after ten, you can’t grow if you don’t let go. She has tips on how to rid your life of clutter... the physical and the mental.
Guest: Gail Blanke, author, "Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life ."
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Friday
4/10/2009
9:00 AM
090410D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
Everyone creates their own personal narrative, which is how we remember the story of our lives. After nine, Anne Strainchamps and her guest examine how these narratives are formed, shared, and passed down among friends and family for generations.
Guest: Robyn Fivush, Chair and Professor, Department of Psychology, Director, “Family Narratives Lab,” Emory University.
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Friday
4/10/2009
10:00 AM
090410E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest look back at the last 400 years of the telescope, from the time of Galileo to what future discoveries might be, given recent technological advances.
Guest: Kris Keonig, astrophotographer, director and producer. His latest project is entitled, “400 Years of the Telescope,” which airs on PBS April 10th. www.400years.org
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Friday
4/10/2009
10:00 PM
090410E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest look back at the last 400 years of the telescope, from the time of Galileo to what future discoveries might be, given recent technological advances.
Guest: Kris Keonig, astrophotographer, director and producer. His latest project is entitled, “400 Years of the Telescope,” which airs on PBS April 10th. www.400years.org
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Friday
4/3/2009
9:00 AM
090403D
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Veronica Rueckert
Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after ten, argues that “this is the cultural moment of the narcissist,” which could help explain how we wound up in our current economic crisis.
Guest: Emily Yoffe, journalist and author. Her most recent book is entitled, “What the Dog Did: Tales From a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner.” She is a frequent contributor to Slate magazine. Her article, “But Enough About You...What Is Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and Why Does Everyone Seem To Have It?” is running now at www.slate.com. Yoffe also writes the “Dear Prudence” and “Human Guinea Pig” columns for Slate.
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Friday
4/3/2009
10:00 AM
090403E
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Veronica Rueckert
Is there a movie that left a special mark on you? After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest tells us which films made a difference in the hearts and minds of the most beloved and controversial figures of our time.
Guest: Robert Hofler, a senior editor at Variety. Author, "Variety's The movie That Changed My Life: 120 Celebrities Pick the Films That Made a Difference (for Better or Worse)" (Da Capo Press)
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Friday
4/3/2009
10:00 PM
090403E
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Veronica Rueckert
Is there a movie that left a special mark on you? After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest tells us which films made a difference in the hearts and minds of the most beloved and controversial figures of our time.
Robert Hofler, a senior editor at Variety. Author, "Variety's The movie That Changed My Life: 120 Celebrities Pick the Films That Made a Difference (for Better or Worse)" (Da Capo Press)
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Friday
3/27/2009
9:00 AM
090327D
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Veronica Rueckert
Most believe that development aid from rich countries to poor countries is the right thing to do. But what if it isn't? After nine, an African economist who has a new model for development for Africa that doesn't rely on international aid.
Guest: Dambisa Moyo, economic sub-Saharan Africa specialist. Author, "Dead Aid: Why Aid is not Working and How There is a Better Way for Africa" (Farrar Straus & Giroux).
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Friday
3/27/2009
10:00 AM
090327E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine how we interact with movies today.
Guest: C.S. Leigh, writer and filmmaker. Author, "Contemplating The New Physicality Of Cinema: Mourning The Death Of The Fetid, Human Way We Used To Interact With Movies." Most recent, "The Annotated Spectacle."
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Friday
3/27/2009
10:00 PM
090327E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine how we interact with movies today.
Guest: C.S. Leigh, writer and filmmaker. Author, "Contemplating The New Physicality Of Cinema: Mourning The Death Of The Fetid, Human Way We Used To Interact With Movies." Most recent, "The Annotated Spectacle."
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Friday
3/20/2009
9:00 AM
090320D
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Veronica Rueckert
Is a walk in the woods a right or a privilege? That question sparked Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after nine, to examine how people view their relationship with nature.
Guest: Richard Louv journalist, author, “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder.” Chairman, “Children & Nature Network.” www.childrenandnature.org
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Friday
3/20/2009
10:00 AM
090320E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, on Veronica Rueckert, Future Perfect: Dreamers, Schemers & Visionaries. A four-part series from "To The Best Of Our Knowledge."
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Friday
3/20/2009
10:00 PM
090320E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Future Perfect: Dreamers, Schemers & Visionaries. A four part series from "To The Best Of Our Knowledge."
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Friday
3/13/2009
9:00 AM
090313D
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Veronica Rueckert
According to Veronica Rueckert's guest after nine, studies show that people repeatedly make biased and selfish choices despite their best attempts to the contrary, which he calls "the empathy gap."
Guest: J.D. Trout, author of "The Empathy Gap: Building Bridges to the Good Life and the Good Society" (Viking)
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Friday
3/13/2009
10:00 AM
090313E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert speaks with Phil Ryan, co-owner of Inroads Ireland, about the myths and legends of the Emerald Isle. www.inroadsireland.com
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Friday
3/13/2009
10:00 PM
090313E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert speaks with Phil Ryan, co-owner of Inroads Ireland, about the myths and legends of the Emerald Isle. www.inroadsireland.com
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Friday
3/6/2009
9:00 AM
090306D
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Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Veronica Rueckert’s guest says everyone should read the Bible, and the less you believe, the more you should read.
Guest: David Plotz, Editor, Slate Magazine. Author, “Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible".
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Friday
3/6/2009
10:00 AM
090306E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert’s guest say many schools today teach children "keyboarding" instead of handwriting... could this mean handwriting is no longer a necessary skill?
Guest: Kitty Burns Florey, Author, “Script and Scribble: The Rise and Fall of Handwriting.”
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Friday
3/6/2009
10:00 PM
090306E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert’s guest say many schools today teach children "keyboarding" instead of handwriting... could this mean handwriting is no longer a necessary skill?
Guest: Kitty Burns Florey, Author, “Script and Scribble: The Rise and Fall of Handwriting.”
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Friday
2/27/2009
9:00 AM
090227D
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Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Veronica Rueckert's guest describes how, despite drawbacks like gray hair and memory-loss, those who have lived long have something most others don't... wisdom.
Guest: Henry Alford, regular contributor, The New York Times and Vanity Fair. Staff writer, Spy. Author, "How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth)"
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Friday
2/27/2009
10:00 AM
090227E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert talks with Doctor Oliver Sacks about what happens in your brain when you listen to music, and how it can affect your life. Also, visual hallucinations in people who have lost their sight.
Guest: Oliver Sacks, professor of Clinical Neurology and Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center. Author, "Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain" (Vintage) www.oliversacks.com
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Friday
2/27/2009
10:00 PM
090227E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert talks with Doctor Oliver Sacks about what happens in your brain when you listen to music, and how it can affect your life. Also, visual hallucinations in people who have lost their sight.
Guest: Oliver Sacks, professor of Clinical Neurology and Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center. Author, "Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain" (Vintage) www.oliversacks.com
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Friday
2/20/2009
9:00 AM
090220D
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Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss consumer debt and how to face it, and how to find financial health in tough times.
Guest: Connie Kilmark, founder, counseling and consulting firm, Kilmark & Associates, LLC. www.kilmark.com
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Friday
2/20/2009
10:00 AM
090220E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert welcomes writer Mark Bittman, whose latest book has been described as both a cookbook, and a manifesto on how to eat better... and save the planet.
Guest: Mark Bittman, columnist, the New York Times. Author, “Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes.”
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Friday
2/20/2009
10:00 PM
090220E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert welcomes writer Mark Bittman, whose latest book has been described as both a cookbook, and a manifesto on how to eat better... and save the planet.
Guest: Mark Bittman, columnist, the New York Times. Author, “Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes.”
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Friday
2/13/2009
9:00 AM
090213D
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Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Veronica Rueckert's guest examines the strategy of former South African President Nelson Mandela of using a sporting event to mend his nation.
Guest: John Carlin, Senior International Writer for El Pais. Author, "Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation" (Penguin Press). REBROADCAST FROM 9/5/2008
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Friday
2/13/2009
10:00 AM
090213E
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Veronica Rueckert
We've heard a lot from chefs, restaurateurs, professional diners... After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest offers the view from the server station at a restaurant. Among other things, find out what NOT to do when dining out.
Guest: Phoebe Damrosch, author, "Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter" (Harper Collins). REBROADCAST FROM 11/7/08
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Friday
2/13/2009
10:00 PM
090213E
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Veronica Rueckert
We've heard a lot from chefs, restaurateurs, professional diners... After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest offers the view from the server station of a restaurant. Among other things, find out what NOT to do when dining out.
Guest: Phoebe Damrosch, author, "Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter" (Harper Collins). REBROADCAST FROM 11/7/08
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Friday
2/6/2009
9:00 AM
090206D
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Veronica Rueckert
Do religious experiences come from God, or are they the product of neurons in the brain? After nine, Veronica Rueckert's guest says that there is enough documented evidence to prove that religious experiences have a supernatural source.
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Friday
2/6/2009
10:00 AM
090206E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, the "Born Again American" movement. Veronica Rueckert's guests are asking people to recommit themselves to being active, involved and thoughtful citizens.
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