CURRENTLY READING
Shelter And Storm: At Home In The Driftless by Tamara Dean
Monday, December 29, 2025 through Monday, January 12, 2026
Read by Susan Sweeney
Tamara Dean left the tech world to live lightly on the land in the Driftless area of Wisconsin. There, she confronted, in ways large and small, the challenges of meeting basic needs while facing the ravages of climate change. Her gift for storytelling unites personal experience with science and history, presenting a perspective as informative as it is compelling. “‘The Land Remembers’ for the 21st century”
(University of Minnesota Press; ISBN: 9781517918569)
THEME: Three/Quarter North; Leo Kottke; One Guitar, No Vocals; BMG Entertainment
Readings are archived for one week following the broadcast day of the last chapter due to publisher copyright restrictions.
Latest Episodes
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Shelter And Storm 8 Of 11 – Floodways
Another floor covers the valley. This time missing Tamara’s farm. After helping neighbors, they head into Viola to participate in the volunteer efforts. Tamara works with a storytelling group helping […]
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Shelter And Storm 7 Of 11 – Fire And Time
Tamara and David conduct their first prairie burn in an attempt to begin restoration. Their efforts lead Tamara into the history of prairie restoration at the University of Madison Arboretum […]
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Shelter And Storm 6 Of 11 – The Water We Share
Tamara and her partner build a rain water reservoir for their water supply. She researches the area’s water and history of its usage and regulation in the state.
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Shelter And Storm 5 Of 11 – Shelter And Storm Part 2 & Good Neighbors
After finishing building their adobe house, they open the home to visitors. The house is entirely made of salvaged, re-purposed, or recycled materials; or found or sourced from the area. […]
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Shelter And Storm 4 Of 11 – Shelter And Storm Part 1
After the tornado destroys their yurt, the couple decide to build an ecologically sustainable permanent structure using alternative building techniques and materials. They settle on adobe, an oft overlooked and […]
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Coming Next
The Thief Of Words by Anthony Bukoski
Tuesday, january 13 through friday, January 16, 2026
Read by norman gilliland
The lightly interconnected stories in this riveting collection are split between the Polish American communities of northern Wisconsin and Louisiana, where refugees from World War II were resettled. Exploring themes of dislocation and assimilation, love and loneliness, and generational conflict, Bukoski admirably paints portraits of people doing their best, despite the odds and their sometimes-thwarted attempts to follow the urgings of their better angels.
