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HOUSEKEEPING
To The Best of Our Knowledge
from Wisconsin Public Radio
Good house-keeping used to go hand-in-hand with good
citizenship. And remember the phrase, "cleanliness is next
to godliness"? In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge,
thoughts on the art of keeping house. We'll talk about the science
of dust, meet the Queen of Clutter, and hear novelist Salman Rushdie
talk about the "Wizard of Oz" and the myth of the perfect
home.
SEGMENT 1:
Hannah Holmes is the author of "The
Secret Life of Dust: From the Cosmos to the Kitchen Counter, the
Big Consequences of Little Things." She tells Jim Fleming
what's really in those dust bunnies under the bed and that we
all have traces of the Gobi desert and space dust on our stuff.
Also, Marla Cilley runs a web site called FlyLady.net.
She tells Anne Strainchamps that an orderly house begins with
a clean, shiny kitchen sink, and that women should wear lace up
shoes so that they're ready for anything. Her book of house-cleaning
tips is "Sink Reflections."
SEGMENT 2:
Christopher Byron is the author of "Martha,
Inc.: The Incredible Story of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia."
He tells Anne Strainchamps that the Martha Stewart public image
is consistent and ubiquitous but has little to do with the real
Martha Stewart, and that the whole enterprise is built on the
public's perception of this unreal "Martha". Also,
Dominique Browning is editor of "House and Garden"
magazine, and the author of "Around the House and In the
Garden: A Memoir of Heartbreak, Healing and Home Improvement."
She tells Anne Strainchamps that after her divorce, she took a
perverse pride in letting her house fall apart. Eventually, she
came back to life and started taking care of things again.
SEGMENT 3:
Salman Rushdie tells Steve Paulson that he
loved the movie, "The Wizard of Oz" and that he sees
it as a parable about home and homelessness. He finds it especially
meaningful since he has spent so much of his life living in exile,
particularly when Islamic extremists put a price of his head.
A collection of Rushdie's journalism has been published as "Step
across This Line: Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002."
Cassette copies are available
at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 02-11-10-A.
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Books:
- Dominique Browning, Around the House and
in the Garden: A Memoir of Heartbreak, Healing and Home Improvement
(Scribner)
- Christopher Byron, Martha Inc.: The Incredible
Story of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (Wiley)
- Marla Cilley, Sink Reflections (Bantam)
- Hannah Holmes, The Secret Life of Dust (Wiley)
- Salman Rushdie, Step Across This Line (Random
House)
Music:
- 1. After the Show Return: Pete
Seeger, "Sweepy, Sweepy, Sweepy," on the CD "Abiyoyo
and Other Story Songs for Children."
- 2. After Hannah Holmes: Kansas, "Dust in the
Wind."
- 3. After Marla Cilley: Clifton Chenier, "Release
Me," on the CD "Clifton Chenier: The King of Zydeco
Live At Montreux." (Arhoolie)
- 4. First Promo Break: more from Clifton Chenier,
same CD
- 5. After Christopher Byron: Tom Chapin, "Martha
and Oprah," from the CD "Common Ground." (Gadfly
Records)
- 6. Music under Dominique Browning
reading: Pietro Mascagni: Intermezzo Sinfonico from "Cavalleria
Rusticana." Berlin Philharmonic recording (Deutsche Grammophon)
- 7. Before Salman Rushdie: Judy
Garland, "Over the Rainbow."
- 8. End of show: Harold Arlen,
"Mondvay: Music from the Wizard of Oz." Performed by
I Salonisti, on the CD "Transatlantic." (London)
Distribution dates:
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Questions and comments can
be addressed to: flemingj@wpr.org
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