Journalist Jean Zimmerman says that Americans are in the process of throwing away centuries of domestic skills and traditions.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Joe Keenan is a novelist. He reads from his latest - "My Lucky Star" - and talks about the story with Steve Paulson.
Poet Anja Sieger, who often writes under the pen name Notanja, is the current Narrator-in-Residence at the storied Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. Her writing implement of choice? A vintage typewriter.Hear the interview as well as the bonus reading of a poem that she wrote on-site for producer Seth Jovaag's daughter, Lydia.
A ghost story from listener Jonathan Blyth, called "You Are What You Eat."
How close are we to electing a woman as president? Journalist Rebecca Traister says "next election close."
Legendary Knopf editor Judith Jones reflects on Julia Child and her influence on cooking in the U.S. She writes about their friendship In her own memoir, "The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food.”
Jill Fredston tells Jim Fleming how avalanches happen. She says it has everything to do with the terrain and the condition of the snowpack.
John Santos is an exponent of Afro-Latin music and leader of the jazz group John Santos and Machete.
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