Farewell from TTBOOK

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Original Air Date: 
September 27, 2025

You listened on car trips and overnight flights, in tents and canoes, kitchens and living rooms. You shared our love of ideas, our search for wonder, our curiosity and our belief in the future. Now, after 35 years, it’s time for us to say goodbye. In this hour, Anne talks with TTBOOK’s producers about some of their favorite interviews and why public radio is such a powerful medium.

 

Music in this hour was provided by the Aurora Principle, AurbanniAudio, Kai Engel, and Tom Blain.

Anne says goodbye and Steve reflects on Jane Goodall

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Anne reflects on saying goodbye to TTBOOK after 35 years. And Steve talks about his interview with Jane Goodall, and why the minds of chimpanzees have always fascinated her. She’s the rare scientist who talks openly about her own spiritual experiences.

Length: 
18:24

Shannon Henry Kleiber on the poetry of the human voice

Shannon Henry Kleiber
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Shannon delights in the nuanced intonations of the human voice, and she has a special appreciation for poetry. We hear her interview with Alice Walker, who talks about responding to anger and Buddhist teachings on “taking the arrow out of the heart.”

Length: 
9:07

Angelo Bautista on going beyond skin deep

Angelo Bautista
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“I beat myself up constantly, but only I can see the bruises.” Angelo Bautista looks back on their essay on feeling shame and why the seemingly trivial business of skincare touches on profound questions about personal identity and love.

Length: 
8:32

Charles Monroe-Kane on intelligent optimism

Charles Monroe Kane
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Charles reflects on one of TTBOOK’s core values — what we call “intelligent optimism.” It’s a complicated kind of hope, even brave in a time of despair and cynicism. And he plays snippets from some of his favorite interviews.

Length: 
8:46
Show Details 📻
Airdates
September 27, 2025
Guests: 
Anne Strainchamps

Anne Strainchamps

Host
Steve Paulson

Steve Paulson

Executive Producer
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Shannon Henry Kleiber

Producer/Interviewer and Writer
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Angelo Bautista

Angelo Bautista

Producer/Interviewer
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Charles Monroe-Kane

Charles Monroe-Kane

Producer/Interviewer
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Last modified: 
September 26, 2025