Suzanne Lorenz, Sam Beasley
April 29th, 2010
Show #108 Air Date 03/06/10 Recorded 02/24/10
Wealth and Well-Being: Overcoming Barriers to Financial Independence
Husband and wife authors Lorenz and Beasley say that society has a taboo against speaking openly about personal finances. They have also written a Wealth and Well-Being workbook.
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Helga Ruge
April 29th, 2010
Show #110 Air Date 03/20/10 Recorded 02/11/10
More Truth Than Fiction
Helga Ruge writes in novel form about growing up in Europe between the World Wars. She offers a glimpse into her childhood and a view of the historical events and cultural milestones of early twentieth-century Europe.
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William Martin
April 29th, 2010
Show #111 Air Date 03/24/10 Live
The Timeless Wisdom of Tao
In a special 45-minute edition of Nancy's Bookshelf Nancy's guest is Bill Martin, founder of The Still Point Center for Zen Practice in Chico, California. Bill is also a best-selling author and has written five books based on the Tao Te Ching including The Parent's Tao Te Ching and A Path and a Practice.
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Steve Lopez
April 29th, 2010
Show #112 Air Dates* 03/27/10 & 05/01/10 Recorded 03/23/10
The Soloist
Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez tells the story of homeless, mentally ill Nathaniel Anthony Ayres, a former music student at Juilliard.
*The full interview aired 05/01/10; a 24-minute version of the interview aired during the Pledge Drive on 03/27/10.
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T.E. Watson
April 29th, 2010
Show #113 Air Date 04/03/10 Recorded 01/11/10
Mom, Can I Have a Dragon? & other children's books including I Wanna Iguana.
T.E. Watson writes Scottish fairy tales and folktales in beautifully illustrated books for children.
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Tom Jones
April 29th, 2010
Show #115 Air Date 04/17/10 Recorded 04/07/10
Risky Living
Tom Jones interviewed men and women who work dangerous jobs like a Butte County firefighter, a man who fights bulls in the Red Bluff Rodeo, a coal miner, and a rescue swimmer in Alaska.
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Sandy Shepard
April 27th, 2010
Show #116 Air Date 04/24/10 Recorded 04/14/10
Skinnin' and Grinnin'
Sandy Shepard grew up in Mount Shasta in a deer hunting family. Sandy and her brother Tom Hough collected family stories of hunting on Mount Eddy in Siskiyou County.
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Verda Mackay
April 23rd, 2010
Show #107 Air Date 02/17/10 Recorded 01/18/10
Chico History Minutes
Verda Mackay collected into a booklet her past episodes of "A Minute of Chico History" which airs on Northstate Public Radio.
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Ethan Watters
April 23rd, 2010
Show #106 Recorded 02/12/10 Air Date 02/20/10 and 03/16/12
Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche
Chico native Ethan Watters presents evidence that America exports its ideas of mental illness to other countries.
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Shari Edwards
April 23rd, 2010
Show #105 Air Date 02/13/10 Recorded 01/04/10
Sometimes, Memories Are All You Have
Willows resident Shari Edwards' published collections of her newspaper columns in two previous books. Writing this third book about her personal journey after her husband died became a part of her healing process. Valentine's Day has a special meaning in her story.
