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Friday
8/24/2012
9:00 AM
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The Emotional Life of the Brain
How does the brain affect emotion? Can we really "change our minds?" Richard Davidson has been at the forefront of brain research for over 30 years. In his new book, "The Emotional Life of Your Brain," he offers a new model for understanding our emotions - and practical strategies to change them. (Rebroadcast
from 4/20/2012)
Guest: (Short)
Richard Davidson is a neuroscientist at the UW-Madison. His latest book is called The Emotional Life of Your Brain.
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Friday
8/24/2012
10:00 AM
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An Intimate History of the Home
In her job as chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces in Britain, Lucy Worsley ponders things like why the flushing toilet took two centuries to catch on and why medieval people slept sitting up. She shares the saucy intimacies of homes past and present. (Rebroadcast from 5/4/2012)
Guest: Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity
that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace State Apartments, and others; she was the host of the four-part BBC television series If Walls Could Talk; author of If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home.
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Friday
8/24/2012
10:00 PM
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An Intimate History of the Home
In her job as chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces in Britain, Lucy Worsley ponders things like why the flushing toilet took two centuries to catch on and why medieval people slept sitting up. She shares the saucy intimacies of homes past and present. (Rebroadcast from 5/4/2012)
Guest: Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity
that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace State Apartments, and others; she was the host of the four-part BBC television series If Walls Could Talk; author of If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home.
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Friday
8/17/2012
9:00 AM
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John Francis, Planetwalker
John Francis, Ph.D., is known the world over as the Planetwalker. After witnessing an oil spill in 1971, he vowed to stop using motorized vehicles. Several months later, to stop the arguments about the power of one person's actions, he took a vow of silence. His non-motorized lifestyle lasted twenty-two years, and his silence seventeen. He talks to us about the power of silence and how the world changes when we start to change ourselves.
Guest: John Francis, Ph.D., known as the Planetwalker, author of: Planetwalker. 22 Years of Walking. 17 Years of Silence. and The Ragged Edge of Silence: Finding Peace in a Noisy World.
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Friday
8/17/2012
10:00 AM
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Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
Celebrated author, tv personality, and chef, Julia Child would have turned 100 this week. This hour Veronica Rueckert is joined by biographer Bob Spitz to discuss her remarkable life.
Guest: Bob Spitz, journalist, author, and musician. His books include, "The Beatles: The Biography," and most recently, "Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child."
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8/17/2012
10:00 PM
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Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
Celebrated author, tv personality, and chef, Julia Child would have turned 100 this week. This hour Veronica Rueckert is joined by biographer Bob Spitz to discuss her remarkable life.
Guest: Bob Spitz, journalist, author, and musician. His books include, "The Beatles: The Biography," and most recently, "Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child."
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Friday
8/10/2012
9:00 AM
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The Locavore's Dilemma
"If we are serious about decreasing the environmental impact of food production, the concept of "food miles" -the distance food items travel from farms to consumers-are nothing but a misleading distraction." So says our guest today. Do you agree? How do you balance putting food on the table with being kind to the environment?
Pierre Desrochers is an associate professor of geography at the University of Toronto who writes frequently on economic development, globalization, energy, and transportation issues.
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8/10/2012
10:00 AM
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The Maid and the Queen
A new book sheds light on Joan of Arc's rise and fall and unravels some of the deep mysteries surrounding her fascinating life.
GUEST: Nancy Goldstone, author of The Maid and the Queen: The Secret History of Joan of Arc. Her previous books include Four Queens: The Proven al Sisters Who Ruled Europe and The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily.
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8/10/2012
10:00 PM
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The Locavore's Dilemma
"If we are serious about decreasing the environmental impact of food production, the concept of "food miles" -the distance food items travel from farms to consumers-are nothing but a misleading distraction." So says our guest today. Do you agree? How do you balance putting food on the table with being kind to the environment?
Pierre Desrochers is an associate professor of geography at the University of Toronto who writes frequently on economic development, globalization, energy, and transportation issues.
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Friday
8/3/2012
9:00 AM
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The City 2.0
Over the past two centuries the U.S. urban population has ballooned to more than 82 percent. Half of the world's population now live in cities. And, every week more than a million people are being added to existing cities. How will we live healthily, sustainably and happily in the cities of the future?
Guests: Mitchell Joachim, urban architect, Associate Professor at NYU and 2011 TED Senior Fellow. Wired magazine listed him in 2008 as one of "15 People the Next President Should Listen To," and Rolling Stone magazine included him in their list of "The 100 People Who Are Changing America. "
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), founder and co-chair of the Livable Communities Task Force. His many awards include: National Distinguished Service Award from the American Public Transit Association, and Honorary Memberships in the American Society of Landscape Architects and the American Institute of Architects.
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Friday
8/3/2012
10:00 AM
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Alan Doyle, Boy on Bridge
In the past two decades, Alan Doyle and his band, the Great Big Sea, have produced nine gold or platinum albums and have filled clubs, arenas and Irish festivals across the continent with a much-lauded live show. This year he struck out on his own to create "Boy on Bridge," his first solo album. He recently visited us in-studio to share songs from his new album.
Guest: Alan Doyle is the lead singer in the band Great Big Sea. With the Great Big Sea, he produced 11 albums of which nine went gold or platinum. He produced and co-wrote several songs on Russel Crowe's album, My Hand, My Heart. He also co-wrote several songs for the film, The Shipping News. He was nominated for a Genie Award.
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Friday
8/3/2012
10:00 PM
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Alan Doyle, Boy on Bridge
In the past two decades, Alan Doyle and his band, the Great Big Sea, have produced nine gold or platinum albums and have filled clubs, arenas and Irish festivals across the continent with a much-lauded live show. This year he struck out on his own to create "Boy on Bridge," his first solo album. He recently visited us in-studio to share songs from his new album.
Guest: Alan Doyle is the lead singer in the band Great Big Sea. With the Great Big Sea, he produced 11 albums of which nine went gold or platinum. He produced and co-wrote several songs on Russel Crowe's album, My Hand, My Heart. He also co-wrote several songs for the film, The Shipping News. He was nominated for a Genie Award.
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Friday
7/27/2012
9:00 AM
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Sincerity
In a world of endless spin, many long for simple, unvarnished sincerity. This quality can feel like a breath of fresh air amid politicians' doublespeak and slick ads forever promising a more fabulous you. What's your take on sincerity-a refuge or more hot air?
Guest: R. Jay Magill Jr. is an independent scholar living in Berlin, where he works for the American Academy as a writer, editor, and host of a radio program on NPR Worldwide. He has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic, among others. Since 2005 he has been a staff illustrator at the political bimonthly The American Interest in Washington, DC. His latest book is "Sincerity."
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7/27/2012
10:00 AM
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Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums: Part 2
Earlier this summer, Rolling Stone named the greatest 500 albums of all time, an update to their 2003 list. Everybody loves a good list-and a good fight about music. This hour, Part Two of Wisconsin Public Radio's conversation with Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone. Ben Merens took on the pre-1980 albums yesterday on AT ISSUE. Veronica Rueckert and Christian continue the discussion with a look at the top records released after 1980.
GUEST
Christian Hoard - Senior Editor at Rolling Stone
Listen to Part One - Christian Hoard on AT ISSUE WITH BEN MERENS: http://bit.ly/NUTKnX
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7/27/2012
10:00 PM
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Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums: Part 2
Earlier this summer, Rolling Stone named the greatest 500 albums of all time, an update to their 2003 list. Everybody loves a good list-and a good fight about music. This hour, Part Two of Wisconsin Public Radio's conversation with Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone. Ben Merens took on the pre-1980 albums yesterday on AT ISSUE. Veronica Rueckert and Christian continue the discussion with a look at the top records released after 1980.
GUEST
Christian Hoard - Senior Editor at Rolling Stone
Listen to Part One - Christian Hoard on AT ISSUE WITH BEN MERENS: http://bit.ly/NUTKnX
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Friday
7/20/2012
9:00 AM
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Single: Arguments for the Uncoupled
It seems like almost everybody's trying to pair off, but does the craving to couple stamp out the joys of being single?
Guest: Michael Cobb is Professor of English at the University of Toronto. He is the author of "God Hates Fags: The Rhetorics of Religious Violence," and "Single: Arguments for the Uncoupled," out this month.
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Friday
7/20/2012
10:00 AM
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Welcome to Klezmer!
Thirty-five years ago musician and scholar Henry Sapoznik happened upon a pile of old 78 records while researching Yiddish-American music. The son of Holocaust survivors, Sapoznik instantly recognized that each sound represented a rich exchange between Jewish immigrant culture and American society. Join us to explore Yiddish music and culture.
Guest: Henry Sapoznik, award winning author, radio and record producer and performer of traditional Yiddish and American music. He is a four-time Grammy award nominee and has won two Peabody Awards for his work on The Yiddish Radio Project, which aired on NPR. He is credited with the late 20th century revival of klezmer.
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7/20/2012
10:00 PM
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Welcome to Klezmer!
Thirty-five years ago musician and scholar Henry Sapoznik happened upon a pile of old 78 records while researching Yiddish-American music. The son of Holocaust survivors, Sapoznik instantly recognized that each sound represented a rich exchange between Jewish immigrant culture and American society. Join us to explore Yiddish music and culture.
Guest: Henry Sapoznik, award winning author, radio and record producer and performer of traditional Yiddish and American music. He is a four-time Grammy award nominee and has won two Peabody Awards for his work on The Yiddish Radio Project, which aired on NPR. He is credited with the late 20th century revival of klezmer.
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Friday
7/13/2012
9:00 AM
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Greed and The American Dream
The American Dream is said to be dying - along with millions of jobs and our trust in public officers and big corporations. But is the promise that shaped us as a nation really endangered? Is greed a prerequisite--or a poison--to our shared national ideal? Veronica and guests examine what the American Dream is and how it fares of late.
Guests:
Christian Williams is the Editor in Chief of Utne Reader. His recent article, "This That and The American Dream" appeared in the June issue of the magazine.
Sandra Hanson is Professor of Sociology at the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies at the Catholic University of America. She co-edited "The American Dream in the 21st Century."
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Friday
7/13/2012
10:00 AM
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Sizzling Summer Suppers
Farm-to-table chef, Ian Knauer, shares his tips on how to cook what's coming up in the garden this summer. Get inspired about summer food, and what to eat in the heat.
Guest: Ian Knauer is a former Gourmet test kitchen cook, and Gourmet magazine contributor. He blogs at "bigcitycountryboy.com" and recently published a cookbook called The Farm. When not in the kitchen, he is out hunting, fishing, tending his beehives, or foraging for dinner wherever it can be found.
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7/13/2012
10:00 PM
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Sizzling Summer Suppers
Farm-to-table chef, Ian Knauer, shares his tips on how to cook what's coming up in the garden this summer. Get inspired about summer food, and what to eat in the heat.
Guest: Ian Knauer is a former Gourmet test kitchen cook, and Gourmet magazine contributor. He blogs at "bigcitycountryboy.com" and recently published a cookbook called The Farm. When not in the kitchen, he is out hunting, fishing, tending his beehives, or foraging for dinner wherever it can be found.
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Friday
7/6/2012
9:00 AM
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Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology
Television allows us to watch wombats play half-a-world-away but how many of us experience local animals with the same level of intimacy? This hour, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore how modern life has distorted our view of nature and our place in it. (Rebroadcast from 2/4/2011)
Guest: David Abram, ecologist, anthropologist, and philosopher. Co-founder and director, Alliance for Wild Ethics. Author, "Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology".
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Friday
7/6/2012
10:00 AM
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The Mama's Boy Myth
Mothers are constantly warned off being too close to their sons. But Kate Lombardi disagrees. Veronica Rueckert talks to Kate about her new book, "The Mama's Boy Myth", in which she makes the case for nurturing close mother-son bonds. (Rebroadcast from 3/9/2012)
Guest: Kate Stone Lombardi has been a regular contributor to the New York Times for 20 years. She is the winner of six Clarion Awards for journalism and The Art of Communications Award from Victim Assistant Services. Kate is also the mother of two adult children.
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Friday
7/6/2012
10:00 PM
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The Mama's Boy Myth
Mothers are constantly warned off being too close to their sons. But Kate Lombardi disagrees. Veronica Rueckert talks to Kate about her new book, "The Mama's Boy Myth", in which she makes the case for nurturing close mother-son bonds. (Rebroadcast from 3/9/2012)
Guest: Kate Stone Lombardi has been a regular contributor to the New York Times for 20 years. She is the winner of six Clarion Awards for journalism and The Art of Communications Award from Victim Assistant Services. Kate is also the mother of two adult children.
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Friday
6/29/2012
9:00 AM
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Ethical Chic
Join Veronica Rueckert and her guest, Fran Hawthorne, as they explore the ethics of some of America's most beloved companies.
Guest: Fran Hawthorne is an award-winning journalist, contributing to Fortune and Business Week among others. She is the author of five books, the latest being "Ethical Chic: The Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love."
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Friday
6/29/2012
10:00 AM
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French Kids Eat Everything
Do French kids have better eating habits than their American counterparts? Yes, according to Veronica Rueckert's guest who outlines ways to raise non-picky, healthy eaters.
Guest: Karen Le Billon, author, "French Kids Eat Everything: How Our Family Moved to France, Cured Picky Eating, Banned Snacking, and Discovered 10 Simple Rules for Raising Happy, Healthy Eaters."
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Friday
6/29/2012
10:00 PM
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French Kids Eat Everything
Do French kids have better eating habits than their American counterparts? Yes, according to Veronica Rueckert's guest who outlines ways to raise non-picky, healthy eaters.
Guest: Karen Le Billon, author, "French Kids Eat Everything: How Our Family Moved to France, Cured Picky Eating, Banned Snacking, and Discovered 10 Simple Rules for Raising Happy, Healthy Eaters."
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Friday
6/22/2012
9:00 AM
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Talking Back to Facebook
Are young peoples' lives being put too much on public display through social media sites like Facebook? Yes, according to Veronica Rueckert's guest, who offers tips for raising emotionally healthy kids in today's technical world.
Guest: James Steyer, child and family media advocate. Founder and CEO, Common Sense Media. Author, "Talking Back to Facebook: A Common Sense Guide To Raising Kids in the Digital Age."
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Friday
6/22/2012
10:00 AM
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Adventures of Fishy Waters: In Bed with the Blue...
Join Veronica Rueckert for a special blues story-telling hour with "Ambassador of the Blues," Guy Davis.
Guest: Award-winning blues musician and actor, Guy Davis, whose latest album, "The Adventures of Fishy Waters: In Bed with the Blues," follows the adventures of a fictional character called Fishy Waters- a hobo who travels the trains through the Depression-era South.
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Friday
6/22/2012
10:00 PM
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Adventures of Fishy Waters: In Bed with the Blue...
Join Veronica Rueckert for a special blues story-telling hour with "Ambassador of the Blues," Guy Davis.
Guest: Award-winning blues musician and actor, Guy Davis, whose latest album, "The Adventures of Fishy Waters: In Bed with the Blues," follows the adventures of a fictional character called Fishy Waters - a hobo who travels the trains through the Depression-era South.
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Friday
6/15/2012
9:00 AM
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Words Like Loaded Pistols
Veronica Rueckert's guest discusses the intricacies of rhetorical techniques.
Guest: Sam Leith, former literary editor of the Daily Telegraph. Author, "Words Like Loaded Pistols: Rhetoric From Aristotle to Obama."
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Friday
6/15/2012
10:00 AM
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George Takei
Star Trek's George Takei joins Veronica Rueckert to discuss his television and film roles, becoming a social media superstar, and social activist.
Guest: George Takei, actor best known for his portrayal of Mr. Sulu in the acclaimed television and film series Star Trek.
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6/15/2012
10:00 PM
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George Takei
Star Trek's George Takei joins Veronica Rueckert to discuss his television and film roles, becoming a social media superstar, and social activist.
Guest: George Takei, actor best known for his portrayal of Mr. Sulu in the acclaimed television and film series Star Trek.
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Friday
6/8/2012
9:00 AM
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Unquenchable Thirst
Veronica Rueckert is joined by a former nun who worked with Mother Teresa for twenty years, before leaving in 1997. (From our archives)
Guest: Mary Johnson, former member, Missionaries of Charity, commonly known as the Sisters of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Author, "An Unquenchable Thirst: One Woman's Extraordinary Journey of Faith, Hope, and Clarity."
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Friday
6/8/2012
10:00 AM
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Relevance of the Written Word
The future of the U.S. Postal Service is in peril, but "snail mail" enthusiasts across the country are banding together to keep the art of the written letter alive! Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the importance -- and relevance -- of the written word in the age of email. (From our archives.)
Guest: Samara O'Shea (suh-MAY-ruh oh-SHAY), author of "For the Love of Letters: A 21st-Century Guide to the Art of Letter Writing," and creator of the letter writing service and blog, "Letter Lover" at www.letterlover.com.
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6/8/2012
10:00 PM
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Relevance of the Written Word
The future of the U.S. Postal Service is in peril, but "snail mail" enthusiasts across the country are banding together to keep the art of the written letter alive! Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the importance -- and relevance -- of the written word in the age of email. (From our archives.)
Guest: Samara O'Shea (suh-MAY-ruh oh-SHAY), author of "For the Love of Letters: A 21st-Century Guide to the Art of Letter Writing," and creator of the letter writing service and blog, "Letter Lover" at www.letterlover.com.
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Friday
6/1/2012
9:00 AM
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Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History
Babies depend on them, men fixate on them and women obsess over them. Humans in general like to look at them-so say scientists. But, for as much as breasts stare us in the face, we actually don't know much about them. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the past, present and future of breasts, and find out why they are increasingly threatened.
Guest:
Florence Williams is an award-winning journalist and contributor to Outside magazine. She also writes regularly for Slate and the New York Times. She is the author of Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History.
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