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We talk with nature writer Robert Finch about THE IAMBICS OF NEWFOUNDLAND: Notes from an Unknown Shore.
And we continue our special series of readings from Jaime de Angulo’s INDIAN TALES.
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We talk with Beatrice Hohenegger about LIQUID JADE: The Story of Tea From East to West.
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We talk with historian Debby Applegate about her acclaimed biography of 19th century evangelist of the “Gospel of Love” Henry Ward Beecher, THE MOST FAMOUS MAN IN AMERICA.
Also, an excerpt from our archived interview with Marge Piercy about her novel, SEX WARS, in which Beecher is a character.
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Yurt maven Becky Kemery talks to us about her beautifully illustrated and informative book, YURTS: Living in the Round.
Also, Sasha Abramsky returns to Writer’s Voice to talk about his new book, AMERICAN FURIES: Crime, Punishment, and Vengeance in the Age of Mass Imprisonment.
We talk with Dr. Brent Bauer of the Mayo Clinic about the Clinic’s BOOK OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.
Also, Josef Woodman tells us about PATIENTS BEYOND BORDERS: Everybody’s Guide to Affordable World Class Medical Tourism.
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We talk with former therapist and now best-selling author Jacqueline Sheehan about her novel, LOST AND FOUND. A widowed psychologist finds the path to her own recovery from grief with the help of a black labrador retriever with a healing touch.
Also, Sigmund Freud’s granddaughter Sophie Freud tells us about about her memoir, LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF THE FREUD FAMILY. We hear about her childhood in pre-war Austria, her famous grandfather, and her dysfunctional family of origin. Now a retired social worker living in New England, Freud weaves together diaries, letters and memoir to reconstruct her flight from Nazi-occupied Austria, the agonizing wait for a visa from Nice, France, and her eventual escape from a Europe embroiled in war.
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Author and anti-slavery activist Beatrice Fernando talks about her memoir, IN CONTEMPT OF FATE: THE TALE OF A SRI LANKAN SOLD INTO SERVITUDE, WHO SURVIVED TO TELL IT. She was a domestic slave in Lebanon in the 1980’s and threw herself off a balcony to escape. She’s also founder of the Nivasa Foundation. It helps women stay out of slavery by supporting their children.
Also, David Batstone talks about his book NOT FOR SALE: The Return of the Global Slave Trade—and How We Can Fight It. It’s about the modern Abolitionist movement. He’s founder of the Not For Sale Campaign.
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Environmentalist Bill McKibben talks about DEEP ECONOMY: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. You can read Writers’ Voice host Francesca Rheannon’s review of the book here.
Also, naturalist writer David Gessner returns to Writer’s Voice to talk about his new book, SOARING WITH FIDEL: An Osprey Odyssey From Cape Cod to Cuba and Beyond.
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In this archived edition of Writer’s Voice, we podcast two interviews from June of 2006. We talk with David Sirota about HOSTILE TAKEOVER: How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government–and How We Take It Back. It’s as relevant today as it was then.
Then we hear from Michelle Goldberg about KINGDOM COMING: The Rise of Christian Nationalism. It’s just out in paperback with an updated introduction.
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In this archived edition of Writer’s Voice, we talk with John Nichols about THE GENIUS OF IMPEACHMENT. Rep. Dennis Kucinich has just introduced articles of impeachment against Dick Cheney.
Also, Bill MacLeish reads from UPHILL WITH ARCHIE, his memoir of his father, poet and playwright, Archibald MacLeish. Writer’s Voice host Francesca Rheannon recorded it at “Five Writers on a Sense of Place”, and event in March of 2007 put on by the Pioneer Valley Institute.
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Eesha Williams talks about his updated GRASSROOTS JOURNALISM: A Practical Manual. It’s just come out in paperback from Dollars and Sense Books.
And Nigerian novelist Sefi Atta talks about her EVERYTHING GOOD WILL COME. It was awarded the inaugural Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa.
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Jeremy Scahill, independent journalist and frequent contributor to Pacifica’s Democracy Now!, talks about his explosive new book, BLACKWATER: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army. And Italian journalist, Giuliana Sgrena, talks about FRIENDLY FIRE: The Remarkable Story of a Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq, Rescued by an Italian Secret Service Agent, and Shot by U.S. Forces.
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Ian Buruma on MURDER IN AMSTERDAM: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance.
Also, SEIU president Andy Stern on A COUNTRY THAT WORKS: Getting America Back on Track.
The Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts is a region rich in history, natural beauty and writers who take the Valley as their subject. On March 21, 2007, five of those writers read selections from some of their works exploring a sense of place at the Buckland/Shelburne Community Center. Writer’s Voice was there…We’ll also be broadcasting excerpts from the readings on our radio broadcasts throughout the coming months. Continue reading
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Eric Klinenberg talks about FIGHTING FOR AIR: The Battle to Control America’s Media. Also, Susie Patlove reads from her new chapbook, QUICKENING, out from Slate Roof Press.