Monthly Archives: April 2009

Podcast

Natalie Goldberg and Ann Armbrecht

Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg

We talk with Natalie Goldberg about how to write memoir. Her new book on the topic is Old Friend from Far Away. And anthropologist Ann Armbrecht tells us about her memoir of Nepal, THIN PLACES. Poet, writer and teacher Christian McEwen is guest co-host. Continue reading

Podcast

Amy Seidl and Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni
Amy Seidl
Amy Seidl

We talk with Amy Seidl about EARLY SPRING: An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World. And poet Nikki Giovanni introduces us to HIP HOP SPEAKS TO CHILDREN: A Celebration of Poetry With A Beat.
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Podcast

David Grann’s Lost City of Z and David Cay Johnston’s “Fiscal Therapy”

David Cay Johnston
David Cay Johnston
David Grann
David Grann

We talk with journalist David Grann about his fascinating new book about the Amazon explorer Percy Fawcett, THE LOST CITY OF Z.

And David Cay Johnston weighs in on how the tax system is stacked in favor of the very rich–and what to do about it. Continue reading

Podcast

Balancing the Brain

Ned Hallowell
Ned Hallowell
Dr. Robert Melillo
Dr. Robert Melillo

We talk with Dr. Robert Melillo about DISCONNECTED KIDS: The Groundbreaking Brain Balance Program for Children with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Disorders. And Ned Hallowell tells us how adults with ADD can compensate for their weaknesses and celebrate their strengths in this 2006 archived interview.
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