Joe Donahue

The Book Show #1296 - Ann Hood

Joe Donahue — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:00 +0000

Ann Hood’s 13th novel is The Obituary Writer.

The story goes back and forth in time between 1919 San Francisco, when obituary writer Vivien Lowe searches for the man she lost in the Great Earthquake of 1906, and 1961 Washington, DC, when Claire, a young wife and mother, struggles to decide whether to follow the man she loves or stay in her secure marriage.

Jesse Feiler - Intimate Objects

Joe Donahue — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:35:00 +0000

Ask our tech guru, Jesse Feiler, what he wants to talk about this morning and he will tell you – Intimate Objects. Our job is to find out what they are and what they are not. Jesse is here to provide answers to both questions.

"Wool" by Hugh Howey

Joe Donahue — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:12:00 +0000

Wool is by Hugh Howey. In the summer of 2011, Wool was released as a standalone story with little thought that it would ever become so popular. It soon took on a life of its own, and reviewers clamored for more. The next four books were released to satisfy this demand, each one growing in size. Wool 5 is 250 pages long in print. All five books have now been collected in an Omnibus edition, but they were always meant to be read individually.

Sing, Fly, Meet, and Die - "Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise" by David Rothenberg

Joe Donahue — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:35:00 +0000

In the spring of 2013 the cicadas in the Northeastern United States will yet again emerge from their seventeen-year cycle—the longest gestation period of any animal. Those who experience this great sonic invasion compare their sense of wonder to the arrival of a comet or a solar eclipse. This unending rhythmic cycle is just one unique example of how the pulse and noise of insects has taught humans the meaning of rhythm, from the whirr of a cricket’s wings to this unfathomable and exact seventeen-year beat.

5/21/13 - Panel

Joe Donahue — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, Dr. Jennifer Michaels of The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and University at Albany Journalism Professor and Investigative Reporter, Rosemary Armao.

Topics include:
Mental Illness in the Family
Generation Rx
Marijuana: Panacea, Pleasure or Plague

"Bad Boy" by Eric Fischl

Joe Donahue — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:35:00 +0000

In his new memoir, Bad Boy, renowned American artist Eric Fischl explores his coming of age as an artist, and his search for a fresh narrative style in the highly charged and competitive New York art world in the 1970s and 1980s.

Olympia Snowe

Joe Donahue — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:08:00 +0000

Former Senator of Maine, Olympia Snowe, joins us to talk about getting out of the Senate and how to save it.

Her new book is Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress.

Jane's Ice Cream

Joe Donahue — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:40:00 +0000

Call it tradition, one again we ease into the Spring/Summer sweet treat season by having Jane’s Ice Cream join us on the air to share their signature product with us.

Jane's Ice Cream was founded by sisters Amy and Jane Keller and Bob Guidubaldi in 1985 in Phoenicia, NY.

Amy Keller and Bob Guidobaldi join us now to tell how business has been this year and – of course – to allow us to taste some of their fantastic flavors.

"Tap Dance ... Made in America" with Brenda Bufalino

Joe Donahue — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:12:00 +0000

For seven decades, famed tap dancer Brenda Bufalino has been dancing and promoting the genre, which she describes as “our American art form.” The dancer and choreographer, will present the lecture “Tap Dance ... Made in America” and offer classes on Sunday at the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs. The even comes just before May 25th, National Tap Dance Day which coincides with the birthday of legendary dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson.

Brenda Bufalino is also author of the book, Tapping the Source.

Ideas Matter: Pennsylvania Humanities Council and The Souls of Black Baseball

Joe Donahue — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:35:00 +0000

We are very happy to continue our new regular feature on The Roundtable, entitled – Ideas Matter: Checking in with the Public Humanities. It is our chance to check in with the Humanities Councils throughout our 7-State area to discuss important ideas and why they do indeed matter. This morning we spotlight the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and specifically, The Souls of Black Baseball.

Bob Allen, a former Philosophy Instructor at Penn State has spent the last ten years traveling in the United States, visiting and interviewing every surviving player of the Negro Leagues in an effort to preserve the history and stories of Negro League Baseball.

He is currently working on an oral history project titled, The Souls of Black Baseball.