Paula Poundstone
April 17th, 2011
Show #159 Recorded 2/16/11 Aired 4/8/11
There's Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say
Standup comedian and panelist on NPR's "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me", Paula Poundstone tells her own story by telling the stories of historical figures like Joan of Arc, Abraham Lincoln, and the Wright Brothers.
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Joseph Mazur
April 1st, 2011
Show #158 Recorded 3/23/11 aired 4/1/11
What's Luck Got to Do With It?
Before mathematician Joseph Mazur wrote about gambling in What's Luck Got to Do With It? he wrote Euclid in the Rainforest. He includes math puzzles long with personal anecdotes that contradict the fictitious stereotype that mathematicians are not adventurous.
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Miranda Pope
November 11th, 2010
Show #160 Recorded 11/9/10 Air date 4/29/11
Heart of the Sky
Mira Talbott-Pope has been a resident of Butte County (Cohasset) for 35 years and worked as a psychotherapist and social worker. At age 70 she flew to Guatemala and the following year quit working here to move to Guatemala, changing her name to "Miranda" to avoid confusion with a Spanish verb. Her novel is based on her experiences doing volunteer work in Guatemala.
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Lin Jensen
October 1st, 2010
Show #136 recorded 09/25/10 Air Date 10/01/10 and 4/22/11
Deep Down Things: The Earth in Celebration and Dismay
Critically-acclaimed Chico writer Lin Jensen writes about about deep ecology through a Buddhist's eyes.
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