Susan Barnett

Writing as confession. This week on 51%, it's the Woodstock Writers Festival and the memoir boom.We're living in what's been called the Age of Memoir. The…

Finding a home...and staying there. This week on 51%, aging in place, plus getting young people back to nature.According to an AARP study, more than 90…

Socializing – the whys and the changing ways we do it. This week on 51%, bonding over Facebook, what we can learn from worms and the oral history of…

Heroic women, tragic stories and lessons for today. History knows them as the Angels of Bataan but they can help us understand today's returning vets.When…

It's been a tough winter... particularly if you are homeless. A tough economy combined with a brutal winter...we're taking a look at the issue of…

The art of storytelling is enjoying a resurgence, but being a writer is paying less and less. Plus, a writer's festival and the writing life in a…

An interview with an American treasure... plus, playing with dolls as a second career, and some thoughts on love.Valentine's Day is a day to remember…

Canada's got a year to figure out its position on prostitution... A court decision is leading to new policy on sex for money in Canada, and we'll hear…

This week, we're looking at poverty in America... The divide between haves and have nots is gaping wider – what can you do about it?The newest Shriver…

The sheer numbers of the baby boomer generation are leading to another crisis... and this time it's about getting older. The caretaker cliff is coming –…