Fri, 12/27/2013 - 6:00pm |
The Hidden Gems In and Under Our Cities - We tend to think that there’s nothing new left to discover. But, a new breed of explorer has found a whole new frontier: hidden urban landscapes with big “DO NOT ENTER” signs out front. Anne Strainchamps talks to a "place hacker" who’s been in, on, or under some of the world’s most outrageous spaces - and has the pictures to prove it.
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Fri, 12/27/2013 - 9:00am |
Afghanistan: The Place, The People, The War - Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner," and former UN peacekeeper Marianne Elliot join Anne Strainchamps as we spend an hour in Afghanistan, exploring Afghan culture and war's effect on the people and those sent to protect them.
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Fri, 12/20/2013 - 6:00pm |
Pie Poetry - To some, pie is not just a sweet confection; it can be a catalyst for poetry, an object of high art, a figment of pop culture imagination. If you've ever been frustrated by pastry or annoyed by fussy recipes, we have help. Anne Strainchamps and guest lead an hour of baking stories, kneading poems and reading pies together.
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Fri, 12/20/2013 - 9:00am |
Burning the Midnight Oil - The Winter Solstice marks a time of year that was sacred to our ancestors. Anne Strainchamps and her guest celebrate the longest and darkest nights of the year with a collection of stories, dreams and explorations to help burn the midnight oil.
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Fri, 12/13/2013 - 6:00pm |
Wisdom Hobbit-style - Hordes of moviegoers across the country will queue up for the opening of “ The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” this weekend. Tolkien nerd, Noble Smith, shares his “Wisdom of the Shire” and helps extract some important life lessons from The Hobbit.
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Fri, 12/13/2013 - 9:00am |
The Yarn Whisperer - Winter is the season to dig out the knitting needles and raid the yarn stash. Anne Strainchamps talks with “yarn whisperer” Clara Parkes about her love affair with knitting. A little later, Anne also talks with G Willow Wilson, winner of the 2013 World Fantasy Award, about her book "Alif the Unseen."
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Fri, 12/06/2013 - 6:00pm |
The Good Lord Bird - Anne Strainchamps talks with National Book Award-winner, James McBride, about 19th-century abolitionist John Brown, race in America, and the power of fiction to illuminate thorny truths, present and past.
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Fri, 12/06/2013 - 10:00am |
Paddling To Winter - Anne Strainchamps’s guest shares the story of her and her husband’s 1,700-mile canoe trip across Lake Superior to the Canadian Arctic and how it influenced their relationship.
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