By Susan Barnett
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-997078.mp3
Albany, NY – FM: National Productions
DT: Friday December 23, 2011
RE: 51% Show # 1171
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Here is this week's information on 51% #1171.
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BILLBOARD - Susan Barnett (Music Out)
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We look forward to the holiday season for months, but those high expectations are too often accompanied by stress. Whether you're hosting the gathering or traveling to Grandma's, a day with the people you love can leave your stomach in knots. So what if you thought about it like theatre - it's a play - and you can choose your role. Blair Glaser is a drama therapist - and she has some common sense answers that might make the season merrier.
8:41 Holiday Drama Blair Glaser Barnett
Blair Glaser is a drama therapist who coaches individuals and corporate clients. You can find out more at blairglaser.com.
Coming up, a sneaking presents over the border and a full year of paying attention.
If you missed part of our show, you can find us online at wamc.org or call 1-800-323-9262 to order a CD. This week's show is #1171.
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The Christmas season is about giving - and many of us try to extend that giving beyond our own immediate families. But writer Carmen Delzell had a holiday tradition that went a step farther - she smuggled gifts into Mexico.
4:08 Smuggling for Christmas PRX
This piece was produced by Carmen Delzell with Jay Allison back in 1999. Carmen Delzell is a writer and radio commentator. She is now an American expatriate - she lives with two donkeys and nine dogs in rural Mexico.
The holiday season is also a time to think about our lives - and our choices - in preparation for the new year. Jenny Levison decided to do something new every day for a year and write about it as part of her spiritual journey. Her year is almost up and producer Shannon Geis checked in to see what it's meant to her.
6:28 Never Done Year
You can read Jenny Levison's blog at neverdoneyear.blogspot.com.
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That's our show for this week.
Thanks to Katie Britton for production assistance. Our music is by Kevin Bartlett.
If you'd like to hear this show again, or visit the 51% archives, go to our website at WAMC.org. You can also find a regular column related to 51% at feminist.com.
Thanks so much for joining us we'll be back next week with another edition of 51% The Women's Perspective.
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