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Feb 5, 2010 download Sandy Costa, former COO at Quintiles Transnational Corporation, attorney, and author of Humanity At Work - Encouraging Spirit, Achievement and Truth to Flourish in the Workplace, about the new book and about how to re-engage with workers hearts, souls and minds in the workplace in the stirring new book. www.santojcosta.com
Feb 3, 2010 download John Shoop, the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for the University of North Carolina Tar Heel football team, about his role and how the entire coaching staff and team prepares for game day and what goes on after the kickoff. http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/shoop_john00.html
Feb 2, 2010 download Bernie Reeves, Editor and Publisher of Metro Magazine and [candidate for the US Congress, about the political landscape nationally and in North Carolina. www.metronc.com
Jan 28, 2010 download Davis McCallum, Director of the Playmakers’ production of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons”, about the play and, with actors Julie Fishell and Marianne Miller, an inside look at the play and its production. www.playmakersrep.org
Jan 27, 2010 download Listen to Executive Director Delores Bailey of EmPOWERment, Inc. With substitute host Fred Black as they discuss their mission to emPOWER people and communities to control their own destinies through affordable housing, advocacy, community organizing and grassroots economic development.
Jan 26, 2010 download Substitute host Jim Heavner discusses the life of a Chancellor and uncovers previously untold stories with former UNC Chancellors Paul Hardin and James Moeser.
Jan 22, 2010 download Townsend Ludington , chair of the board of the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Web page:s http://englishcomplit.unc.edu/people/ludingtont www.nchumanities.org/index.html
Jan 21, 2010 download J. Phillips L. Johnston , author of Biscuitville: The Secret Recipe for Building a Sustainable Competitive Advantage, about the new book and the lessons big business can learn from one of North Carolina’s successful small businesses. Web page: http://biscuitvillebook.com/blog/
Jan 19, 2010 download Part 1: Dr. Gerald Bell, founder of the Chapel Hill based Bell Leadership Institute and Kenan Flagler professor, about the business leadership lessons learned and unlearned from the Bernie Madoff experience. Web page: http://www.bellleadership.com/ Part 2: Dionne Searcey, reporter for the Wall Street Journal, about her recent article describing Bernie Madoff’s life in prison at Butner, not far from Chapel Hill.
Jan 15, 2010 download BLUE RIBBON MENTOR-ADVOCATE PROGRAM: What is the history of this comprehensive support program for students in the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools? How does it work and is it meeting its objectives? Program Coordinator Graig Meyer provides the answers.
Jan 14, 2010 download State Representative Grier Martin and State Senator Josh Stein about their Chapel Hill-Carrboro ties, support for UNC-Chapel Hill, and pressing issues before the General Assembly. www.GrierMartin.com; www.joshstein.org
Jan 13, 2010 download Moreton Neal, author of “Chapel Hill Food Lover’s Guide with Carrboro and Hillsborough,” about the new book and about the unbelievably rich food scene in our home territory.
Jan 12, 2010 download Branford Marsalis, internationally acclaimed and Grammy-winning saxophonist, on his quartet's new CD (Metamorphosen), the jazz world, living in the Triangle, New Orleans before and after Hurricane Katrina, sports, and more (with extended cuts from his critically acclaimed new album). www.branfordmarsalis.com
Jan 8, 2010 download George and Gisela Ives about “In God’s Hands: A noblewoman’s struggle for survival in war and revolution by Ellen von zur Muehlen, Gisela’s mother, with added commentary by Gisela.
Jan 7, 2010 download Steve Kirschner -- associate Athletics Director at UNC and co-author of ONE FANTASTIC RIDE: The Inside Story of Carolina Basketball's 2009 Championship Season -- on the key moments in last year's NCAA title run, what it will take to win it all again, the UNC - Duke rivalry, past Tarheel hardwood greats, and more. www.TarHeelBlue.com
Jan 6, 2010 download William Leuchtenburg, author of “IN THE SHADOW OF FDR: From Harry Truman to Barack Obama,” about the new book and the ups and downs of President Obama’s first year--compared to other recent presidents. Web page for the book: http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5579
Jan 5, 2010 download Do you know about that great jewel that we have in downtown Chapel Hill - the KIDZU CHILDREN'S MUSEUM? Listen to founding board chair Jon Mills and executive director Cathy Maris discuss the history and programs of the hands-on center for fun and the exciting plans for the future.
Dec 30, 2009 download Gary Pearce, on his upcoming biography about former Governor Hunt. Part 2 of 2 parts www.talkingaboutpolitics.com
Dec 23, 2009 download Gary Pearce, a highly respected political consultant and advisor to former Governor Jim Hunt, is the author of an upcoming biography about Hunt, about how the new book is shaping up and how Governor Hunt’s early life shaped his politics and how he sizes up Hunt’s lasting impact on North Carolina life. www.talkingaboutpolitics.com Part 1 of 2 parts
Dec 17, 2009 download Guest host Fred Black with Susan Levy, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Orange County.
Dec 16, 2009 download Bruce Feiler, New York Times best selling author of “Walking the Bible”, about his new book “America’s Prophet: Moses and the American Story” and some of the surprising ways Moses influences American life today. http://brucefeiler.com/books/americas-prophet/
Dec 15, 2009 download David Elliott, head of the Victims and Citizens Services Division in the NC Attorney General's office (plus an accomplished angler, and a former star athlete and student in the Chapel Hill public schools), about ways to protect yourself and loved ones from scams, frauds and other crimes; his days excelling on court rather than in court; and his favorite area fishing spots. www.ncdoj.gov
Dec 9, 2009 download Taylor Branch, author of The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History With the President, about the new book and what he learned about the operation of government from his secret conversations with President Clinton during the entire course of his presidency. http://taylorbranch.com
Dec 9, 2009 download Tom Clark, lead artist for Cairn Studio, said by many to be the best known sculptor in America today with more than three million registered collectors of his work, about the status of the more than 1300 gnomes and other figures that he created over a long and successful career as artist and about his plans for the future. www.cairnstudio.com
Dec 3, 2009 download Omid Safi, author of “Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters” and professor of Islamic studies at the University of North Carolina where he specializes in Islamic mysticism (Sufism), contemporary Islamic thought, and medieval Islamic history, about who was Muhammad, really, and why how we see and understand him is so important in today’s world where more than 1 billion people follow him. http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061231346/Memories_of_Muhammad/index.aspx
Dec 2, 2009 download Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun, about her dual life -- half in Italy, half in the Triangle; her past and future books; and the works of others she admires. www.FrancesMayesBooks.com
Dec 1, 2009 download Sir Christopher Meyer, Ambassador to the U.S. from the United Kingdom during the run-up to the Iraq War, about the intersection of U.S. and U.K. policy and war aims. Meyer’s wife, Lady Catherine, and UNC-Chapel Hill professor Ted Leinbaugh, the host for the Meyers’s visit, join the discussion. Sir Christopher is the author of a new book, “Getting our Way: 500 Years of Adventure and Intrigue: The Inside Story of British Diplomacy.”
Nov 27, 2009 download Tony Abbott, author of New and Selected Poems: 1989-2009, about his new book and his work and the work of other North Carolina writers. Abbott reading from his poem honoring deceased North Carolina writers is accompanied by a mix of sounds from Dvorak’s New World Symphony. www.anthonysabbott.com
Nov 24, 2009 download Michelle Laws, President of the Chapel Hill / Carrboro Branch of the NAACP, about what still must be done to make the Chapel Hill Carrboro community a place that is just as good for African Americans as it is for its white citizens. www.chapelhill-carrboro-naacp.org
Nov 19, 2009 download Art Chansky, author of “Light Blue Reign: How a City Slicker, a Quiet Kansan, and a Mountain Man Built College Basketball’s Longest-Lasting Dynasty,” about the new book and the important contributions and the interesting, intersecting lives of Frank McGuire, Dean Smith, and Roy Williams. http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/101309aaa.html
Nov 18, 2009 download Donna Chavis, executive director of NCGives, a statewide organization dedicated to celebrating and strengthening the giving of time, talent and treasure in North Carolina — particularly among women, young people and communities of color, about the work of NCGives. www.ncgives.org …and a new documentary, North Carolina Giving: Philanthropy Across Cultures & Communities, airing on UNC-TV. www.ncgives.org/documentaries
Nov 17, 2009 download Matt Lee and Ted Lee, authors of Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor, about the new book and the story of their lives from boys in Charleston to a place among the nation’s leading writers about food. John Shelton Reed is co-host. www.mattleeandtedlee.com/lee-bros/
Nov 11, 2009 download UNC-Chapel Hill Professor William Ferris, author of Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues, about the new book and Ferris’s collection of the voices of Mississippi blues singers--written word, CD, and DVD. www.GiveMyPoorHeartEase.com http://www.uncpress.unc.edu/browse/book_detail?title_id=1648
Nov 10, 2009 download Sarah Schroth, the Nancy Hanks Senior Curator of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, about Picasso and the Allure of Language the Nasher’s exhibit that examinesPablo Picasso’s lifelong relationship with writers and the many ways in which language affected his work. Exhibit through January 3, 2010. More info at www.nasher.duke.edu/picasso
Nov 5, 2009 download Richard H. Kohn, Professor of History and Peace, War, and Defense at UNC-Chapel, about about the options for the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan and the consequences of each option. http://history.unc.edu/faculty/kohn.html
Nov 4, 2009 download Ed Southern and executive director of the North Carolina Writers’ Network, and Alice Osborn www.aliceosborn.com one of the host of teachers and workshop leaders for the annual Writers’ Network Fall Conference, one of the country’s largest conferences dedicated to the craft and business of writing. to be held at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort. November 20–22. Registration for this year’s conference at www.ncwriters.org
Oct 30, 2009 download Alexandra Sokoloff, author of The Unseen, about the new book and her book and the history of the J.B. Rhine ESP experiments in the 1960s and later years. http://alexandrasokoloff.com/
Oct 28, 2009 download Larry Tise, author of Conquering the Sky: The Secret Flights of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, about the new book and the Wright Brothers’ activities in North Carolina in 1908 to test their improved airplanes. Not until the 1908 flights at Kitty Hawk did the world accept the fact the brothers had actually made the “First Flight” in 1903.
Oct 27, 2009 download Jeff Meanza, Playmakers Director of Education and Outreach and Tom Quaintance, Co-Director of the production of “Nicholas Nickleby,” about this play by David Edgar, which is based on the novel by Charles Dickens. www.playmakersrep.org
Oct 23, 2009 download Bland Simpson and Jack Herrick of the Red Clay Ramblers, share some songs from their album, “Old North State.” Web page: http://redclayramblers.com/
Oct 21, 2009 download Ferrel Guillory, Director, Program on Public Life Center for the Study of the American South, about the complexities of redistricting in 2011 based on the 2010 census.
Oct 1, 2009 download Tracy Kidder, author of Strength in What Remains, about the new book and the story of Deogratias Niyizonkiza, who braved genocide in his native Burundi, and then poverty, and homelessness in New York City, then, with the help of UNC graduate Charlie Wolf and his wife Nancy, graduating from Columbia, entering medical school for a time, then returning to Burundi eventually to held found a public health clinic. www.tracykidder.com/books/strength/
Sep 29, 2009 download John Claude Bemis, author of “The Nine Pound Hammer,” about the new book and the challenge of writing for young readers. www.johnclaudebemis.com
Sep 25, 2009 download Dinesh D’Souza and Bart Ehrman, best selling authors and public intellectuals, square off in a preview to their upcoming debate at 7:30 in Memorial Hall on October 7, 2009 on the topic "God and the Problem of Suffering ." Tickets to the debate can be purchased on-line at: www.memorialhall.unc.edu/myaccount/login.aspx?r=http://www.memorialhall.unc.edu/orders/tickets.aspx?id=4941
Sep 24, 2009 download Brendon Fox, director of the Playmakers’ production of “Opus” and Richard Luby of the UNC Dept of Music who is consultant to the show, discuss the play and the intersection music and drama. www.playmakersrep.org
Sep 23, 2009 download Tom Bowers, professor emeritus at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of “Making News: One Hundred Years of Journalism & Mass Communication at Carolina,” about the new book and the 100-year history of the journalism school. http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/book_detail?title_id=1675
Sep 22, 2009 download Kate Dixon, Executive Director of Friend of Mountain to Sea Trail, and Harry Oxnard, a segment hiker on the trail, discuss the 1000-mile trail that runs across North Carolina and some great experiences that hikers have had along the way. www.ncmst.org Harry Oxnard’s trail blog: www.harryohikesthemst.blogspot.com
Sep 17, 2009 download William Friday Today: Conversation with President Friday about his life and work today. (Part III)
Sep 16, 2009 download William Friday Today: Conversation with President Friday about his life and work today. (Part II)
Sep 15, 2009 download William Friday Today: Conversation with President Friday about his life and work today. (Part I)
Sep 2, 2009 download Anna Hayes, author of “Without Precedent: The Life of Susie Marshall Sharp,” about the biography of the nation’s first elected woman chief justice and the author’s experiences related to the promotion and sale of her book. http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/book_detail?title_id=1503
Sep 1, 2009 download Amy Baldwin, director of the North Carolina Literary Festival; UNC Professor Randall Kenan, author of Walking on Water: Black American Lives at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century; Kelly Alexander, author of Hometown Appetites: The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer Who Chronicled How America Ate, and Ann Prospero, author of Chefs of the Triangle: Their Lives, Recipes, and Restaurants, about the North Carolina Literary Festival on the Carolina Campus September 10-13. http://www.ncliteraryfestival.org/
Aug 26, 2009 download Tom Robinson, owner of Tom Robinson’s Carolina Seafood on Roberson St in Carrboro, about the way he travels to the coast every week to find fresh seafood to sell in Carrboro on Thursday, Friday and Saturday every week. www.unc.edu/~ecneely/robinson.html
Aug 25, 2009 download James and Susan Moeser, former UNC chancellor and his wife, ready to return to the faculty, about the adjustments to “normal” life after so many years in the whirlwind of academic leadership and about their excitement about teaching at Carolina this year.
Aug 20, 2009 download Mildred “Mama Dip” Council, owner of Mama Dip’s in Chapel Hill and author of two best selling books and Marcie Cohen Ferris, Associate Professor of American Studies at UNC Chapel Hill about Mama Dip’s Share The Love Fundraiser, Sunday, September 20, 2009, 5:00pm — 7:00pm at The Barn at Fearrington Village. www.trianglecf.org/sharethelove Other web pages: www.mamadips.com http://www.southernfoodways.com/documentary/oh/chapelhill_eats/mildred_council.shtml http://openseastravel.com/ShareTheLove/
Aug 19, 2009 download Erica Eisdorfer, author of The Wet Nurse’s Tale, about the new book and the adventures that go along with becoming a successful author. www.thewetnursestale.com http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780399155765,00.html?The_Wet_Nurse's_Tale_Erica_Eisdorfer
Aug 18, 2009 download Frank Daniels, former publisher of the Raleigh News and Observer, about the history, current status and future of the newspaper business.
Aug 13, 2009 download Winifred “Winkie” La Force, executive director of Leadership Triangle, a nonprofit organization that coaches and develops emerging and established leaders, about leadership development and the ongoing programs of Leadership Triangle. More information, including registration procedures at www.leadershiptriangle.com
Aug 12, 2009 download Robert Patton, a Chapel Hill resident who served in Europe during World War II with 2nd Battalion of the 261st Infantry Regiment of the 65th Division, about the gift of his World War II uniform to a museum in Austria. www.65thdiv.com For a report in German: www.matt-fencer.at/oekb/aktivitaeten/090516_besuch_patton.htm
Aug 11, 2009 download Chapel Hill Public Library Foundation’s Long Story Short event on Sunday, September 13 at the Fearrington Barn (Info and tickets at www.chplfoundation.org)
Jul 22, 2009 download Tom Quaintance, Director; Jeri Lynn Schulke, Director of the Youth Performing Arts Conservatory at The ArtsCenter; and the following actors: Allison Press, playing Helena; Henry Stokes, playing Lysander; and Khalid Williams, playing Bottom, Summer Youth Conservatory’s (a partnership of the PlayMakers Repertory Company, the professional theater in residence at UNC, and The ArtsCenter in Carrboro) stage production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream as the culmination of their summer program of theater training. www.playmakersrep.org
Jul 15, 2009 download Valarie Schwartz, author of Remembering Chapel Hill: The Twentieth Century as We Lived It, about the new book and all the great things she has learned about Chapel Hill. https://historypress.net/indexsecure.php
Jul 14, 2009 download Part 2 of Conversation with John Hope Franklin from December, 2005, with new introduction by William Leuchtenburg.
Jul 10, 2009 download Chapel Hill’s Pamela Pease, author, designer, and publisher of “Pop-Up Tour de France: The World’s Greatest Bike Race, about the new book and her experiences at this year’s Tour de France. paintboxpress.com
Jul 9, 2009 download Chapel Hill’s Nic Brown, author of Floodmarkers, about the new book which set in the fictional town Lystra, North Carolina about people who there who are dealing with the results of Hurricane Hugo. www.nicbrown.net
Jul 8, 2009 download Justin Catanoso, author of “My Cousin the Saint: A Search for Faith, Family, and Miracles”, talks with Chapel Hill’s Patti and Paul Tripodi about their cousin (both to Catanoso and Tripodi) who was recently made a saint and about their reconnection with the region of southern Italy where their grandparents. www.justincatanoso.com
Jul 7, 2009 download Nicki Leone, who works with the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, developing marketing and outreach programs for independent bookstore and is president of the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Writers Network, about the challenges for writers, publishers, and independent book sellers in current times--and what responses are working. www.ncwriters.org; www.bibliobuffet.com; www.willreadforfood.com; http://encorepub.com/read_articles.php?r=read&cat_id=46§ion_id=3
Jul 2, 2009 download Joseph Haj, producing artistic director of the Chapel Hill’s Playmakers Repertory Theatre, about the Playmakers’ upcoming season. www.playmakersrep.org
Jul 1, 2009 download Ed Southern, executive director of the North Carolina Writers’ Network author of Sports in the Carolinas: From Death Valley to Tobacco Road, about the new book and about sports writing in North Carolina. Southern and Nicki Leone, president of the Board of Trustees of the Writers Network, discuss how the network helps North Carolina writers develop and market their skills. www.ncwriters.org, www.blairpub.com/history/SportsintheCarolinas.htm
Jun 30, 2009 download Louis Perez, J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of History and director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of “Cuba in the American Imagination: Metaphor and the Imperial Ethos,” about the new book and the influence past attitudes about Cuba on the future of American-Cuban relations. http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/book_detail?title_id=1535
Jun 26, 2009 download Danny Bernstein, author of Hiking North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Heritage, about the new book and some of her favorite “heritage hikes” in the North Carolina mountains. www.hikertohiker.com
Jun 25, 2009 download Ned Cline, author of The Walter Davis Story, One Man Who Made a Difference, about the new book and the man some say was the most important “behind the scenes” politician in recent North Carolina history.
Jun 24, 2009 download Emily Eidenier, author of Rogers Road, a history of the community's growth over nearly 20 decades, Rev. Robert Campbell, co-chair of the Rogers-Eubanks Coalition to End Environmental Racism, about the Rogers Road community, its history and its present challenges. www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/2009/rogers_road.html
Jun 23, 2009 download William Brantley Aycock , chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1957 until 1964 and retired Kenan Professor of Law at the UNC School of Law., about his memories of living and serving in Chapel Hill.
Jun 19, 2009 download Former Our State editor Vicky Jarrett and former UNC President William Friday talk about their memories, their friends and their love for North Carolina.
Jun 18, 2009 download Our State Magazine’s former editor Vicky Jarrett (www.vickyjarrett.com )and Ron Stutts, with guests: Crooks Corner chef Bill Smith about the good things to cook and eat in summertime, Susan Block about a pre World War II immigrant farm community in Southeastern North Carolina, and Charles Blackburn about his music group “When Cousins Marry.” (http://whencousinsmarry.com/)
Jun 17, 2009 download Paul Escott, author of ‘What Shall We Do with the Negro?’ Lincoln, White Racism, and Civil War America., about the new book and what ideas Civil War era people had about the role Blacks would play in American life after the end of slavery. www.wfu.edu/wowf/2009/20091125.qa.escott.html http://www.upress.virginia.edu/books/escott.html
Jun 16, 2009 download David Ebershoff, author of The 19th Wife, about the new book and polygamy as a part of Mormon history and its present day practice in off shoot sects. www.ebershoff.com
Jun 12, 2009 download Erica Eisdorfer, manager of the Bull’s Head Bookstore and author of The Wet Nurse’s Tale, about the new book, her pathway to publication of her first novel, and her suggestions for reading in the upcoming months. http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780399155765,00.html?The_Wet_Nurse's_Tale_Erica_Eisdorfer
Jun 11, 2009 download Perry Deane Young, author of Two of the Missing,” about the new book and about the world premiere of “Home Again” a new play about Thomas Wolfe written by William Gregg and Perry Deane Young showing July 29-August 9, 2009,at the historic Owens Theater, Mars Hill, NC, near Asheville. For more information about the book and the play: www.perrydeaneyoung.com
Jun 10, 2009 download Conversation with John Hope Franklin from December, 2005, with new introduction by William Leuchtenburg.
Jun 9, 2009 download William Leuchtenburg, Chapel Hill’s internationally known historian of the modern presidency continues an earlier discussion about the revised edition of his classic that will now be titled “In the Shadow of FDR: From Harry Truman to Barack Obama.”
Jun 4, 2009 download Tom Drew, President and CEO of 501c Solutions, about how non-profits can raise funds to support their mission—even during tough economic times. www.501csolutions.com
Jun 3, 2009 download Ole Holsti, George V Allen Professor Emeritus of International Affairs at Duke University and author of To See Ourselves as Others See Us, about the new book and what people in other countries think about the U.S. and why it makes a difference. http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/PoliticalScience/holsti
Jun 2, 2009 download Chapel Hill resident Joanna Catherine Scott, author of CHILD OF THE SOUTH, about the new book and her career in writing. www.joannacatherinescott.com
May 28, 2009 download Rick Doble, co-author of Cheaper: Insiders’ Tips for Saving on Everything, about the new book and how to save money on everything. http://www.savvy-discounts.com
May 27, 2009 download Bernie Reeves, Editor and Publisher of Metro Magazine http://www.metronc.com/ , founder of the Raleigh Spy Conference www.raleighspyconference.com,, and former publisher of the Spectator, about the Easleys, the Edwards, the Obamas, the University, financial crisis, the State budget, and the future.
May 26, 2009 download Ray McAllister, a columnist for the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch author of Hatteras Island: Keeper of the Outer Banks, about the new book and other Coastal North Carolina venues. www.raymcallisterbooks.com www.blairpub.com
May 21, 2009 download Duke Professor Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, about the newly revised and expanded edition of his book and how decision making processes helped bring about the financial crisis that rocked the world. http://www.predictablyirrational.com
May 20, 2009 download Stephen Fletcher, Photographic Archivist at the North Carolina Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill, about The Immigrant Colonies Exhibit at North Carolina Collection Gallery, ‘Cultivating the Great Winter Garden’ on display Through May 31 and subsequently on the web: http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/gallery.html
May 19, 2009 download John Hart, author of The Last Child, about the new book and the challenges of living the life of a best selling author. Read the first pages of the book at: http://www.johnhartfiction.com/excerpt_thelastchild.html
May 14, 2009 download Hillsborough’s Michael Malone, author of The Four Corners of the Sky, about the new book and his writing career. http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=83780946728&h=bhYrx&u=hrUrl&ref=mf
May 13, 2009 download Marianne Gingher, a senior member of the writing faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of Adventures in Pen Land, about the new book and about her life of writing. english.unc.edu/faculty/gingherm.html
May 6, 2009 download Brett Friedlander and Bob Reising, authors of Chasing Moonlight: The True Story of Field of Dreams’ Doc Graham, about the new book and the Chapel Hill connections to Doc Graham and his brother Frank Porter Graham. Read and excerpt at www.blairpub.com/alltitles/excerpts/chasingmoonlightchapter3.htm
Apr 29, 2009 download William Leuchtenburg, Chapel Hill’s internationally known historian of the modern presidency and author of “In the Shadow of FDR: From Harry Truman to George W. Bush,” about the upcoming revised edition of the book, which will contain a new chapter based on the influence of Roosevelt’s administration upon the early days of Obama’s administration.
Apr 28, 2009 download Doug Eyre, author of Profiles of Chapel Hill Since 1900: People, Places, Events, about the new book, which was published by the Chapel Hill Historical Society www.ibiblio.org/chhistsoc
Apr 24, 2009 download Ronald Goldfarb, author of In Confidence: When to Protect Secrecy and When to Require Disclosure, about the new book. www.ronaldgoldfarb.com
Apr 21, 2009 download Barrie Bergman, former owner of the Record Bar Chain and successful business builder and visionary, about how being a good guy can be good for business. www.barriebergman.com.
Apr 16, 2009 download William deBuys, a former Morehead Scholar at UNC, a former North Carolina Director of the Nature Conservancy, and currently a writer and conservationist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, about writing and its relationship to conservation.
Apr 8, 2009 download Popular authors Lee Smith, and Jill McCorkle about Good Ol’ Girls--the television production based on their novels and stories with songs from Good Ol’ Girls by Matraca Berg and Marshall Chapman, airing Wednesday, April 22, at 9 pm EST on UNC-TV. www.unctv.org/goodolgirls and www.leesmith.com Good Ol’ Girls DVDs are available at www.minnowmedia.net A portion of sales benefits women’s centers in North Carolina.
Apr 3, 2009 download Elizabeth Spencer, Long time resident of Chapel Hill and World famous author, and Kevin McCarthy, Filmmaker, screen play writer, director, and teacher of film making, about a new film project underway, titled, “Elizabeth Spencer: Landscapes of the Heart” www.elizabethspencerwriter.com
Apr 2, 2009 download Bob Garner, North Carolina’s best known food writer and enthusiast, and Ed Mitchell, one of North Carolina’s barbecue legends and the subject of Bob Garner’s article in Our State magazine about the ins and outs of cooking North Carolina’s favorite food. www.thepit-raleigh.com/ed_mitchell.php
Apr 1, 2009 download Retired UNC-Chapel Hill professor Thomas Warburton returns to discuss Handel’s Messiah and its “Easter Message.” Dr. Warburton’s earlier program on the Messiah was broadcast on December 14, 2005, and is available on this website.
Mar 31, 2009 download Timothy Douglas, director of' “Pride and Prejudice” and Noel Joseph Allain (who plays Mr. Darcy), about the Playmakers’ current production. www.playmakersrep.org
Mar 27, 2009 download Will Blythe, author of “To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever: A Thoroughly Obsessive, Intermittently Uplifting, and Occasionally Unbiased Account of the Duke-North Carolina Basketball Rivalry,” about that book and how, if at all, his feelings about UNC and Duke basketball and their rivalry have changed. Web page: http://www.harpercollins.com/book/index.aspx?isbn=9780060740238 First chapter of book at: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/02/books/chapters/0402-1st-blythe.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print
Mar 25, 2009 download Sarah Colton, author of novel “Tilt 68,” to compare contemporary times with the radical changes of the late 60s described in her novel. http://watertowerbooks.com www.sarahcolton.com
Mar 24, 2009 download Bart Ehrman, author of JESUS, INTERRUPTED: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don’t Know About Them), about the new book and his own personal religious journeys. www.bartdehrman.com/index.htm Watch Dr. Ehrman discuss the book: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qADxEspNE-Q
Mar 20, 2009 download Joe and Terry Graedon, authors of Favorite Home Remedies from The People’s Pharmacy, about the new book and the inside story of their lives as popular radio show hosts. www.peoplespharmacy.com
Mar 18, 2009 download Chapel Hill Science Writer and science book reviewer, Phil Manning about the new book, “The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler” by Thomas Hager. http://www.scibooks.org
Mar 17, 2009 download James Woolsey, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in 1993-95, about the intersection of national security and energy conservation policy.
Mar 10, 2009 download Luther Hodges, Jr., Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, about his recent travel to Iraq to teach a business ethics and law course. Read his day-by-day account of this experience at: www.tarheeldemocracydispatch.com
Mar 6, 2009 download John Eckblad, an important collector of art works showing industrial scenes, and Timothy Riggs, curator of the current exhibition at the Ackland, about .”At the Heart of Progress: Coal, Iron, and Steam since 1750 - Industrial Imagery from the John P. Eckblad Collection (January 24 - May 17, 2009).” www.ackland.org/index.php
Mar 5, 2009 download Guest host Suzanne Havala Hobbs, author of “Get the Trans Fat Out: 601 Simple Ways to Cut the Trans Fat Out of Any Diet” and the newspaper column, “On The Table,” www.onthetable.net, interviews D.G. Martin about “Interstate Eateries” www.interstateeateries.com and how people can eat healthy at traditional homecooking and barbecue restaurants.
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Feb 27, 2009 download James Protzman, author of Jesus Swept, about his new book that celebrates a philosophy of life you can put on a bumper sticker: "Do good. Be nice. Have fun.". www.jamesprotzman.com
Feb 26, 2009 download Don Boulton, UNC’s Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Affairs from 1972 through 1995, and Peggy Jablonski, UNC’s current Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Affairs--since 2004, about comparing the challenges of student life at Carolina--the 1980s and 90s vs. the present times. http://studentaffairs.unc.edu/who_we_are/jablonski.html
Feb 25, 2009 download Ed Southern, author of Voices of the American Revolution in the Carolinas, about the new book and the work of the North Carolina Writers Network. http://www.blairpub.com/history/VoicesAmericanRevolution.htm For a good map of the Southern Campaigns in the Revolution: http://www.military.com/Resources/ResourceFileView/americanrevolution_maps_map05_largerview.htm
Feb 19, 2009 download Joe Haj, Producing artistic director of Playmakers and director of Well, Judith-Marie Bergan, who plays the mother Amanda Wingfield in THE GLASS MENAGERIE, Brenda Wehle, who plays the mother Ann Kron in WELL, about the Playmakers productions of The Glass Menagerie and Well through March 1. www.playmakersrep.org
Feb 12, 2009 download UNC Professor Joseph M. Flora, author of Reading Hemingway’s “Men Without Women”, about the new book and Ernest Hemingway’s place in American Literature. http://english.unc.edu/faculty/floraj.html
Feb 11, 2009 download Author Daniel Wallace, Council President Stuart Phillips, Staff member Kelly Davis and Wayne Pond on the work of the Orange County Literacy Council and the upcoming annual fundraising events featuring John Grisham, Lisa Alther, Dan Ariely, Robert Olen Butler, and Jonathan Miles. More information at http://www.orangeliteracy.org/home/index.php
Feb 6, 2009 download Suzanne Havala Hobbs, Director, Doctoral Program in Health Leadership at the UNC School of Public Health, columnist for the News & Observer, and author of “Get the Trans Fat Out: 601 Simple Ways to Cut the Trans Fat Out of Any Diet”, discusses practical ideas for healthy eating. www.onthetable.net
Feb 5, 2009 download Barry M. Popkin, author of The World is Fat, about the new book and about the challenges of fighting the epidemic of overweight and the health consequences that are following it. Popkin is Professor of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he directs the University's Interdisciplinary Center for Obesity. www.theworldisfat.org
Feb 4, 2009 download David Sontag, the Wesley Wallace Professor of Communication Studies is the director of the Writing for the Screen and Stage Program in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, about his experiences in connection with US Airways Flight 1549 and its landing on the Hudson River.
Jan 29, 2009 download The following authors of essays in Our State tell “Why We Love North Carolina” Luther Hodges, Jr., Shelby Stephenson, Bill Smith, Bill Thompson, and William Friday. Also Charles Blackburn Jr. on his article “The Museum Doubt Built.” Persistent stories that Abraham Lincoln drew his first breath under a Carolina sky have led to the creation of the Bostic Lincoln Center, where the museum collection is located.
Jan 21, 2009 download Presidential historian William Leuchtenburg on the inauguration of Barack Obama and those of past presidents.
Jan 15, 2009 download Dr. William McLendon, professor emeritus co-author of “Bettering the Health of the People: W. Reece Berryhill, the UNC School Of Medicine, and the North Carolina Good Health Movement”, about this upcoming book and Charles Blackburn author of article in January 2009 Our State Magazine about the book and the Good Health Movement.
Jan 14, 2009 download “Stories About North Carolina from the Pages of Our State” Diane Silcox-Jarrett tells why Chapel Hill folks might want to visit the original home of the Deacons at the nearby town of Wake Forest; Dan Barefoot editor of “Hark the Sound” tells about the history of UNC in the words of those who lived it and made; Kathy Grant Westbrook talks about the accomplishments of North Carolina four medical schools; Charles Blackburn Jr., with William McClendon UNC medical school professor emeritus and co-author of “Bettering the Health of the People: W. Reece Berryhill, the UNC School Of Medicine, and the North Carolina Good Health Movement” discuss the launching the state’s Good Health Plan 62 years ago and how North Carolina has become a leader in medical treatment, education, and research.
Jan 7, 2009 download William Leuchtenburg, author of “Herbert Hoover,” about the new book and comparing the challenges of the financial crisis faced by Hoover and Roosevelt with the one that faces Bush and Obama. Read the first chapter at www.americanpresidentsseries.com/bookpage.asp?NUM=31
Dec 30, 2008 download Chapel Hill attorney and Chatham County farmer Joe Hackney on his role as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Dec 19, 2008 download Dick Baddour, Director of Athletics at UNC-Chapel Hill, about the excitement and extra (but welcome) work organizing for a football bowl appearance.
Dec 18, 2008 download Duke Professor Dan Ariely, author of “Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions,” about the new book and why the choices we make are often irrational. www.predictablyirrational.com Read part of the book at: http://browseinside.harpercollins.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061353239
Dec 10, 2008 download Dick Brown, author of King of the Mountain, about the new book about Jerry Moore, coach of Appalachian State Mountaineers football team. www.dbink.org
Dec 9, 2008 download Emily Kass, director of UNC’s Ackland Art Museum, about Circa 1958 and the museum’s current and upcoming events. More information at: www.ackland.org
Nov 27, 2008 download Vicky Jarrett, editor of Our State Magazine http://www.ourstate.com, and the magazine’s writers take Ron Stutts and D.G. Martin across North Carolina. Wingate University’s President McGee discussing his role as university president and football official. Chapel Hill’s Katherine Kopp on Edenton’s Wassail Bowl celebration and the two unlikely moves of the Roanoke River Lighthouse, which now awaits restoration in Edenton. Janet C. Pittard on Bear Creek’s famous fruitcakes and the Wagoner family’s Christmas tree operation in Ashe County. Chapel Hill’s John Shelton Reed and Dale Reed about their new book about North Carolina barbecue, “Holy Smoke.”
Nov 26, 2008 download Howard Lee, Chairman of the North Carolina Board of Education and author of The Courage To Lead, about the new book and his new book and stories from his eventful life. http://www.blairpub.com/bio&memoir/CouragetoLead.htm
Nov 25, 2008 download Tom Quaintance, director of the Playmakers’ production of “The Little Prince” introduces Scott Ripley who plays the aviator and Derrick Ledbetter who plays the Little Prince. More information about the play at www.playmakersrep.org.
Nov 21, 2008 download Chapel Hill native Hampton Dellinger, author of THANKS FOR NOTHING: How Willie B. Ford Saved Thanksgiving, about the new book, holiday times in old Chapel Hill, and how his recent political campaign led to writing a book for children. www.lulu.com/content/4008878
Nov 20, 2008 download Richard Morgan, former co-speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives and author of The Fourth Witch: A Memoir of Politics and Sinning, about the new book and the future of politics in North Carolina. www.lulu.com/content/4564423
Nov 19, 2008 download Barbara R. Duncan , Education Director at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee, North Carolina, author/compiler of The Origin of the Milky Way and Other Living Stories of the Cherokee and co-author of Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/book_detail?title_id=1026
Nov 18, 2008 download Dr. Nortin Hadler, professor of medicine and microbiology/immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the author of Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America and The Last Well Person discusses recent publicity about the “JUPITER”trial of the cholesterol-lowering drug (statin), Crestor. Web page: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartDiseaseNews/story?id=6207285&page=1
Nov 12, 2008 download William Leuchtenburg and Ferrel Guillory Director, Program on Public Life, Center for the Study of the American South (http://southnow.org ), on the recent election.
Nov 11, 2008 download Democratic political consultant Gary Pearce and Republican political consultant on the election results in the nation and in North Carolina. For their up-to-date political thinking check their blog, “Talking About Politics” at www.talkingaboutpolitics.com
Nov 5, 2008 download William Leuchtenburg and William Friday on the implications of the election.
Nov 4, 2008 download Pre-election return background with presidential historian William Leuchtenburg.
Oct 30, 2008 download Vicky Jarrett, editor of Our State Magazine http://www.ourstate.com, and the magazine’s writers take Ron Stutts and D.G. Martin across North Carolina.. Bob Garner on the origins of one of North Carolina’s favorite dishes, Meat Loaf—how to cook it and where to find it; Bernie Harberts on his travels across America by mule and wagon (See his latest at www.riverearth.com), and Janet Pittard on her visit to Mackeys Ferry Peanuts.
Oct 29, 2008 download Presidential historian William Leuchtenburg and former U.S. Solicitor General Walter Dellinger, both residents of Chapel Hill discuss the implications of presidential campaign from a historical perspective.
Oct 24, 2008 download Director of “Blue Door” the Playmakers’ current production, Trezana Beverley, talks about the play and it serving as a window into the experiences of the African-American elite in America. www.playmakersrep.org
Oct 23, 2008 download N.C. State economist Mike Walden www.ag-econ.ncsu.edu/faculty/walden on the current economic crisis explaining how to deal with the economy and personal planning in an economic crisis.
Oct 22, 2008 download Leading political consultants, Democrat Gary Pearce and Republican Carter Wrenn, (www.talkingaboutpolitics.com) debate the likely outcome of the election in North Carolina
Oct 16, 2008 download John Davis, Raleigh-based political analyst and consultant and Editor of the Almanac of North Carolina Politics discussing the likely outcomes of the November elections in North Carolina—including his prediction that control of the North Carolina Senate could shift from Democratic to Republican leadership.
Oct 15, 2008 download Art Taylor, professor at George Mason University and regular columnist about books in Metro Magazine, about mysteries and thrillers set in the time of the struggle for Civil Rights. http://artandliterature.wordpress.com/ and www.metronc.com Also A discussion of the new webpage designed for the exchange of recommendations of books about places, books that can enrich our travel experiences. www.abookformytrip.com
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Oct 9, 2008 download Professor William Leuchtenburg discusses the upcoming presidential election and compares the current campaigns with those of earlier times.
Oct 3, 2008 download Jack Herrick, member of the Red Clay Ramblers and writer and perfomer of the music for this production and Joe Haj, the director of the Playmakers’ production of Shakespeare’s Pericles discussing the play and the special music Jack Herrick wrote for it.
Oct 1, 2008 download Lew Powell, forum editor for the Charlotte Observer, about the exhibit : “Soapboxes and Tree Stumps, Political Campaigning in North Carolina at the Wilson Library--which includes many items from the Lew Powell Memorabilia Collection. http://www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/2008/campaigning.html
Sep 29, 2008 download Chapel Hill native Blair Tindall, author of "Mozart in the Jungle," discusses her ongoing projects in the writing, filmmaking, speaking, and music worlds. http://mozartinthejungle.com/
Sep 25, 2008 download Vicky Jarrett, editor of Our State Magazine http://www.ourstate.com, and the magazine’s writers take Ron Stutts and D.G. Martin across North Carolina. L.A. Jackson on historic Bennett Place in nearby Durham, possible ghosts at Balsam Mountain Inn, and how to preserve Halloween pumpkins for Thanksgiving pies; Bill Thompson on his essay “Not Worth the Wait” about how he hates to stand in line for anything; and Amy Jo Wood about the great German food at the Bavarian Brathaus in Sanford.
Sep 23, 2008 download Jeffrey Beam, author of The Beautiful Tendons: Uncollected Queer Poems 1969-2007, about the new book and about his poetry and reading from his book. www.unc.edu/~jeffbeam/
Sep 22, 2008 download Dan Barefoot, editor and author of Hark the Sound of Tar Heel Voices: 220 Years of UNC History, about the new book and the stories and memories of the university. www.blairpub.com/history/harkthesound.htm
Sep 18, 2008 download Godfrey Cheshire, a white filmmaker, and Dr. Robert Hinton, an African American professor of history, talk about Moving Midway, a new film that deals with the moving of a gigantic plantation home and the reconnection of the white and black branches of the families that occupied the house and nearby land. www.movingmidway.com
Sep 16, 2008 download Art Taylor, professor at George Mason University and regular columnist about books in Metro Magazine, about what he is reading and writing these days including Chapel Hill author William Conescu’s debut novel “Being Written.” http://artandliterature.wordpress.com/ and www.metronc.com
Sep 10, 2008 download Arthur Herman, author of “Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age” and “How the Scots Invented the Modern World” discussing the goals of higher education and defending the decision to invade Iraq.
Sep 9, 2008 download Richard Bucci, Chapel Hill Firefighter and author of “A Firefighters Story: The Real Story of the Mosul Bombing,” about the new book and stories of his role as a firefighter’s in Iraq--and at home. http://www.52212.authorworld.com/
Sep 2, 2008 download Bill Cobey, Carter Wren, John Hood, join D.G. Martin and co-host Tom Drew to discuss the challenges that the McCain- Palin ticket will face this fall.
Sep 1, 2008 download Chapel Hill photographer John Rosenthal, about his exhibit “Then: Absence: The Lower Ninth Ward in 2007,” which is on display at the New Orleans African American Museum. www.johnrosenthal.com
Aug 28, 2008 download Vicky Jarrett, editor of Our State Magazine http://www.ourstate.com, and the magazine’s writers take Ron Stutts and D.G. Martin across North Carolina, talking to N&O columnist Jim Wise about his new book, “On Sherman’s Trail: The Civil War’s North Carolina Climax”; Kathy Grant Westbrook about the wonderful things to do and see in nearby Person County; Diane Silcox-Jarrett about seven not-to-be missed international festivals in North Carolina; and D.G. Martin about the historic town of Lincolnton.
Aug 27, 2008 download Regular guests on Who’s Talking Bernie Reeves and Bill Cobey join Dr. Robert H. Moore to discuss the challenges that the Obama-Biden ticket will face this fall.
Aug 26, 2008 download Ran Coble, Executive Director of the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research about the role of lobbyists in the legislature and the Center’s recent survey of the effectiveness of individual lobbyists. www.nccppr.org
Aug 25, 2008 download Eric Wilson, Wake Forrest University English professor and author of “Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy,” about the new book and when the search for happiness is counterproductive and the experience of sadness a positive part of life’s experiences. http://www.wfu.edu/~wilsoneg/againsthappiness.html
Aug 21, 2008 download Woody Durham, Kimball King, and William Friday remember Chapel Hill and its connections to the movies—all in celebration of the Chapel Hill Historical Society’s 2009 Calendar, “100 Years of Movies in Chapel Hill.”
Aug 20, 2008 download Julian Pleasants, author of “Buncombe Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Rice Reynolds,” about his book and more recent political scandals. http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/book_detail?title_id=213
Aug 19, 2008 download Bill Cobey, former congressman, UNC athletic director, chair of NC Republican party, candidate for Lt. Gov. and Governor, Deputy Secretary of Transportation and then as Secretary of the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources, and NC chair of Huckabee for President campaign, about the upcoming elections.
Aug 18, 2008 download UNC-Chapel Hill history professors Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green, authors of “The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears.” http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780143113676,00.html
Aug 13, 2008 download John Shelton Reed and Dale Volberg Reed, authors of the upcoming book “Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue”, the history and charm of North Carolina Barbecue. http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/book_detail?title_id=1541
Aug 12, 2008 download Anna Hayes, author of the new book to be released in September 2008, “Without Precedent: The Life of Susie Marshall Sharp” http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/book_detail?title_id=1503 550
Aug 11, 2008 download Chapel Hill’s Linda Heizer introduces James Wilson, one of the founders of the Snow Camp Historical Drama Society, and Ed Whitehead, Artistic Director of "The Sword of Peace," a dramatic historical portrayal of the struggles of local Quakers during the times before and during American Revolution and and "Pathway to Freedom," which tells the story of the Quakers who assisted the fugitives with the Underground Railroad before the Civil War. Actors Kyle Travis, Gatling Alldredge, Keyron Dunn, and Gress Ashbrook share their experiences. Information about the outdoor dramas at Snow Camp at www.snowcampdrama.com
Aug 8, 2008 download Bernie Reeves , Editor & Publisher of Raleigh Metro Magazine (www.metronc.com/ )and Founder of Raleigh International Spy Conference, about recent Pat Buchanan’s new book, How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World.
Aug 7, 2008 download Phillip Manning, an award-winning author based in Chapel Hill, about his reviews of books on medicine and drugs written by UNC Medical School Professor Nortin Hadler and Alison Bass. More about science books and writing at www.scibooks.org
Aug 6, 2008 download Martin Clark, author of The Legal Limit, about his new book and some of the important legal and ethical issues it raises. www.martinclark.com
Aug 5, 2008 download North Carolina political columnist Scott Mooneyham, Charlotte Observer Raleigh based journalist Mark Johnson, and Democratic political consultant Gary Pearce about the current political situation in North Carolina, including the impact of the John Edwards situation. Pearce’s “Talking About Politics” is at www.talkingaboutpolitics.com
Aug 4, 2008 download Tim Tyson author of "Blood Done Sign My Name" and gospel singer and teacher Mary Williams talk about their work in connection with the production of the film based on Tyson’s book. Info on Mary Williams and her CD at www.marydwilliams.org Info on the status of the film at www.imdb.com/title/tt1210039/ Video of Tyson on location discussing film project at http://www.divinity.duke.edu/news/noteworthy/20080627tyson
Jul 29, 2008 download Journalist Roland Giduz, who was honored with the inaugural Horace Williams Award from the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill during this year's Old Fashioned July 4 celebration, comments on dealing with illness, his advocacy of a luxury tax, and his experiences living in Chapel Hill for more than 80 years.
Jul 28, 2008 download The Reverend J. R. Manley, pastor of The First Baptist Church in Chapel Hill since 1946. www.firstbaptistchurch-chapelhill.org
Jul 24, 2008 download Vicky Jarrett, editor of Our State Magazine, and the magazine’s writers take Ron Stutts and D.G. Martin across North Carolina. Bob Garner about Livermush; Janet C. Pittard about the Poundcake Company in Benson; Charles Blackburn on a family of championship sharpshooters; Howard Covington on the amazing wartime service of Chapel Hill’s George Watts Hill.. More about these stories and contact information at http://www.ourstate.com
Jul 23, 2008 download Emily Kass, director of UNC’s Ackland Art Museum, about the museum’s current temporary exhibits and upcoming events. More information at: www.ackland.org.
Jul 22, 2008 download World famous local photographer, Jesse Kalisher, shares his insights on the art and business of photography and invites all to the opening of his new gallery in Carrboro on “Chapel Hill/Carrboro 2ndFriday ArtWalk” on August 8. For more information: www.kalisher.com
Jul 16, 2008 download “The Music Man” July 24-27 production of the PlayMakers and The Arts Center of Carrboro’s Summer Youth Conservatory. Guests: Director Tom Quaintance; Jeri Lynn Schulke, director of the Conservatory; and youth cast members Alex Daly (playing 'Professor' Harold Hill), Nora Burgard (Marian 'the librarian' Paroo), and Karl Kopczynski (Marcellus Washburn). www.playmakersrep.org
Jul 10, 2008 download Charles Blackburn, Tom Cole, Jimmy Dickerson, Steve Esthimer, and Spence Foscue , members of the band, “When Cousins Marry ,” about the band and the tunes they played for us live in the studio: Shotgun Wedding, S.O.S., Night to Remember and Quiero Mas Dinero, all from their CD “Shotgun Wedding.” More information about the band at http://whencousinsmarry.com/
Jul 7, 2008 download Presidential historian William Leuchtenburg, just back from Europe, on foreign views of the U.S. presidential election and on the passing of Jesse Helms.
Jul 3, 2008 download Nortin M. Hadler, MD, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina author of “Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America.” http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/book_detail?title_id=1545
Jul 1, 2008 download Scott Mooneyham, of The Insider (www.ncinsider.com) and Capitol Press Association and a state-wide political columnist, talks about the General Assembly, where the university’s budget stands, raises for teachers and state government workers, and what else is holding up budget agreement, as well as other Raleigh topics like the costs of travel and portraits and the upcoming political races.
Jun 30, 2008 download Elisabeth Payne Rosen, author of HALLAM’S WAR, about the new book and the challenge of writing a novel about the Civil War that has appeal to modern readers.http://www.civilwardeacon.blogspot.com/ and http://unbridledbooks.com/hallamswar.html
Jun 27, 2008 download Leading political consultants, Democrat Gary Pearce and Republican Carter Wrenn, (www.talkingaboutpolitics.com) explain the “National Popular Vote” (http://www.nationalpopularvote.com) bill pending in the North Carolina General Assembly.
Jun 26, 2008 download Vicky Jarrett, editor of Our State Magazine http://www.ourstate.com, and the magazine’s writers takes Johnny Jones and D.G. Martin across North Carolina.Charles Blackburn on Duke Chapel’s annual Blessing of the Animals. Janet Pittard on her interview with Kevin Duffus about Blackbeard. Diane Silcox-Jarrett on the Piedmont Wildlife Center in Durham. Jimmy Tomlin on the canine acting school in Sanford and about Asheboro sculptor Johnpaul Harris. Alan Hodge on the heroism of three Tar Heel regiments at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Jun 25, 2008 download Charleen Swansea, curator of “ 2008 American Summer Films” with a theme of “Are Our Politicians Heroes or scoundrels?” First film this year: Young Arnold Schwarzenegger in PUMPING IRON. Saturday June 28 from 7 - 9 pm at Carrboro's CENTURY CENTER.
Jun 24, 2008 download Joe Newberry, Public Information Officer at the Department of Cultural Resources Joe Newberry, spokesman for HOMEGROWN HANDMADE: Art Roads and Farm Trails of North Carolina (www.homegrownhandmade.com) and Joy Bryde from Womancraft Fine Handcrafted Gifts in Chapel Hill (www.womancraftgifts.com), talking about the new book and the many opportunities for visiting nearby farms, workshops, and crafts outlets like Womancraft. Joe also plays his banjo.
Jun 23, 2008 download Ben Jones, author of Redneck Boy in the Promised Land, about the new book and about his role as Cooter from the Dukes of Hazzard, his real life service as a US Congressman, and Chapel Hill during the 1960’s when he was a student at UNC-Chapel Hill. Also information about his recent activities bringing together fans of Cooter and the Dukes of Hazzard at www.cootersplace.com
Jun 18, 2008 download W. Hodding Carter, author of Off the Deep End, about the new book and this 40 plus year old’s efforts to qualify for the US Olympic Swim team. Web page: for excerpt- http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/excerpts/2008-05-12-off-the-deep-end_N.htm
Jun 16, 2008 download Dan Barefoot, author of General Robert F. Hoke: Lee’s Modest Warrior , about his book and the extraordinary story of this forgotten hero who gave his name to North Carolina’s 100th County. www.blairpub.com/bio&memoir/hoke.htm
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May 28, 2008 download Arthur Herman, author of “How the Scots Invented the Modern World” Read a selection from the book at: http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl/display.pperl?isbn=9780609606353&view=excerpt
May 22, 2008 download Vicky Jarrett, editor of Our State Magazine http://www.ourstate.com, and the magazine’s writers take Ron Stutts and D.G. Martin across North Carolina.Diane Silcox-Jarrett on a Chapel Hill nursery nurtures native plants and an appreciation for a fuss-free garden; Charles Blackburn North Carolina on historian William S. Powell and with William McClendon on McClendon’s book, “Bettering the Health of the People: W. Reece Berryhill, the UNC School of Medicine, and the North Carolina Good Health Movement;” Janet Pittard The prestigious Order of the Long Leaf Pine and Outer Banks historian David Stick; and Amy Joyner and Bob Garner on the North Carolina Barbecue Society and Trail and information about Garner’s plan to cook barbecue at a fundraiser for the Chapel Hill Museum Tickets are $35 and are only available from the Museum, phone  967-1400. More information at www.chapelhillmuseum.org
May 21, 2008 download Tony Earley, author of the best selling novel, “Jim the Boy,” which tells what happened to the 10-year old boy growing up in the North Carolina foothills, and its sequel,. Tony Earley web page: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/english/tony_earley Read the first chapter at: http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/books_9780316199070_ChapterExcerpt(1).htm
May 20, 2008 download Robert Patton, Chapel Hill resident and active WW II veteran, about his memories serving under General George Patton, the liberation of Nazi concentration camps, and the reunion activities of fellow veteran who served in the 65th Division.
May 19, 2008 download Lloyd Kramer, Chair of UNC-Chapel Hill History Department and Joel Colton, Professor of History at Duke University from 1947-1989, authors of A History of the Modern World, about the book and how the authors of a major college history text decide what students across the country will study. Check the books outlines and many maps at http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073106925/information_center_view0/
May 15, 2008 download Dr. Thomas Shea , associate director of clinical outreach for the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, about new developments in the treatment of leukemia, ongoing research at UNC, and the work of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and its Man and Womanof the Year campaign, visit www.lls.org/ncemwoy. http://www.nccancerhospital.org/research/faculty/displayMember.asp?ID=176
May 8, 2008 download William Leuchtenburg, Gary Pearce, Ed Turlington, Ferrel Guillory, and Grier Martin comment on likely results of May 8 North Carolina primary election results.
May 2, 2008 download Peter Coclanis, Associate Provost for International Affaires and Albert R. Newsome Professor of History at UNC-Chapel Hill, about the rice crisis today and the rice crises throughout the ages.
May 1, 2008 download Myrick Howard, executive director of Preservation North Carolina also teaches historic preservation in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of “Buying Time for Heritage: How to Save an Endangered Historic Property.” He talks about the new book and the challenges of preserving historic buildings including the Edward Kidder Graham House in Chapel Hill. Web page: www.presnc.org ; http://uncpress.unc.edu/books/T-7894.html
Apr 30, 2008 download Barry Jacobs, author of “Across the Line,” about the new book and the saga of the experiences of the first African American basketball players to play for formerly all white southern university basketball teams. www.marcmywords.net/features/jacobs_theline.html
Apr 29, 2008 download Arthur Herman, author of “Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry that Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age” Read the first chapter at: http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553804638&view=excerpt
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Apr 24, 2008 download Vicky Jarrett, editor of Our State Magazine http://www.ourstate.com, and the magazine’s writers take Ron Stutts and D.G. Martin across North Carolina. Jeremy B. Jones on Ole Time Fiddler’s and Bluegrass; Larry Earley on the Workboats of Core Sound; Maria Johnson on the business of pine straw harvest and sales; and Bob Garner on the comfort foods of Banana Pudding and Peach Cobbler.
Apr 21, 2008 download Ran Coble, executive director of the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research, about the latest rankings of legislators’ effectiveness. www.nccppr.org
Apr 18, 2008 download UNC-Chapel Hill History Professor Joseph T. Glatthaar, author of “General Lee’s Army: From Victory to Collapse. ”
Apr 11, 2008 download Suzanne Havala Hobbs, author of “Get the Trans Fat Out: 601 Simple Ways to Cut the Trans Fat Out of Any Diet”, about her book and other ideas for healthier eating, including those she discusses in her newspaper column, “On The Table.” Web page: www.onthetable.net
Apr 10, 2008 download Merle Black, author of Divided America: The Ferocious Power Struggle in American Politics , about the new book and “Social Diversity and Politics in the Modern South” the topic of his keynote address at the Beyond the Sunbelt: Southern Economic Development in a Global Context, April 13-14, 2008, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Apr 9, 2008 download Ron Stutts from State of the Local Economy Luncheon with a report from the Orange County Economic Development Commission’s annual presentation on the economic progress of Orange County and keynote address by Charles Hayes, president and CEO of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership.
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Oct 25, 2007 download Vicky Jarrett, editor of Our State Magazine http://www.ourstate.com, and the magazine’s writers take Ron Stutts and D.G. Martin across North Carolina. Bob Garner talks about the best North Carolina Country-Style Steak.  Charles Blackburn Jr. talks about notable North Carolina families Duke, Reynolds, Cone, Belk, and Hanes. Robert Morgan, on his new biography of Daniel Boone; and Kathy Grant Westbrook on the Farmers’ Alliance Store in Chatham County
Oct 23, 2007 download Louis Perez, J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of History at UNC-Chapel Hill and Director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas www.ilas.unc.edu discussing the work of the institute, UNC-Chapel Hill’s connections in Cuba, and the future of Cuban-US relations.
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May 31, 2006 download Gary Hallberg, a four-time first-team All-American at Wake Forest, tells stories from his 25 years on the professional golf circuit. http://www.saturdayseries.com/about.htm
May 30, 2006 download Helen Johnson, author of “Don’t Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years”, www.collegeparentsaspartners.com
Dec 15, 0109 download David Elliott, head of the Victims and Citizens Services Division in the NC Attorney General's office (plus an accomplished angler, and a former star athlete and student in the Chapel Hill public schools), about ways to protect yourself and loved ones from scams, frauds and other crimes; his days excelling on court rather than in court; and his favorite area fishing spots. www.ncdoj.gov


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