Novelist and poet Lavinia Greenlaw has written a memoir called "The Importance of Music to Girls." She talks with Anne Strainchamps about how music helped her as she grew up, and she reads from her book.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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We share the mysterious story of the listener who sent us postcards in response to our show about handwriting.
Wisconsin Public Radio's Jim Fleming provides an essay about memory and his aging father.
Maria Suarez tells the story of the five years she spent as a slave and the twenty three years she spent in prison for a murder she didn't commit. Today, Maria is active with a group called "Free the Slaves."
Neil Gaiman creates mythic fictional worlds. He tells Anne Strainchamps how our lives are shaped and scarred by childhood experiences.
John Hasse gives Jim Fleming several examples of patriotic music and talks about the various ways they’ve been used. They explore some suggested alternatives to the national anthem.
Maureen Adams tells Jim Fleming about the dogs who were the companions and inspiration of some of our greatest women writers.
Rob Walker writes the weekly column "Consumed," for the New York Times Magazine...
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