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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
PARANORMAL SKEPTICISM
Was pulmonary illness to blame for the idea of vampires? Are people mistaken when they spot "man-beasts" in the wilderness? Can the same be said for highly-trianed pilots who cross flight paths with UFOs? Joe Nickell, author of TRACKING THE MAN-BEASTS and the world's only full-time paranormal investigator, explains these mythical figures and more.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
PETE HAMILL
Acclaimed New York City journalist and author Pete Hamill discusses his recently published TABLOID CITY, his status as one of the foremost novelists on the New York City, and the act of reading the hard copy of a newspaper--is it a dying novelty like driving a a manual clutch or writing in calligraphy?
SUNDAY, JUNE 5
FAMOUS BRITISH EX-PATS: HEROES OR TRAITORS?
British-borne men like Lawrence of Arabia, Thomas Paine and Lord Byron left their countries of origin to aid seemingly genuine causes elsewhere. But were their noble acts subversive to their homelands? That is the subject matter of TREASON OF THE HEART, and the books author (and National Review senior editor) David Pryce-Jones joins us to discuss.
MONDAY, JUNE 6
STOP PETTING MY PEEVES
We all have things that get on our nerves. But how, why, and what distinguishes these nuances from person to person? ANNOYING: THE SCIENCE OF WHAT BUGS US, is a new book that attempts to research the psychology, anthropology, evolutionary biology and other factors behind these distractions to our conscious. Joe Palca, co-author of ANNOYING and NPR science corespondent, discusses the research and what bugs him.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7
ONE PERSON'S EGYPTIAN REFUSE IS ANOTHER'S JEWISH RELIC
Too controversial for the time and place (in part because of their mention of God) to remain public, but too sacred to throw away, a thousand years worth of documents were left in a dark room of a Cairo synagogue to deteriorate on their own. In the late 1800s, they were discovered and transported out of Egypt. A century later, these relics were translated and the history pieced together by Adina Hoffman & Peter Cole. The result? A book called SACRED TRASH, which Hoffman and Cole join us to discuss.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
A MIDWESTERN TAKE ON ETHNIC FOODS
Batampte! That's Yiddish for 'tasty!' Ellen Steinberg & Jack Prost, authors of FROM THE JEWISH HEARTLAND: Two Centuries of Midwest Foodways, provide insight on how Chicago and the region has influenced Jewish, Polish, Italian, Greek, soul and other ethnic fares from around the world.
SUNDAY, JUNE 12
PARANORMAL SKEPTICISM
Was pulmonary illness to blame for the idea of vampires? Are people mistaken when they spot "man-beasts" in the wilderness? Can the same be said for highly-trianed pilots who cross flight paths with UFOs? Joe Nickell, author of TRACKING THE MAN-BEASTS and the world's only full-time paranormal investigator, explains these mythical figures and more.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
PETE HAMILL
Acclaimed New York City journalist and author Pete Hamill discusses his recently published TABLOID CITY, his status as one of the foremost novelists on the New York City, and the act of reading the hard copy of a newspaper--is it a dying novelty like driving a a manual clutch or writing in calligraphy?
SUNDAY, JUNE 5
FAMOUS BRITISH EX-PATS: HEROES OR TRAITORS?
British-borne men like Lawrence of Arabia, Thomas Paine and Lord Byron left their countries of origin to aid seemingly genuine causes elsewhere. But were their noble acts subversive to their homelands? That is the subject matter of TREASON OF THE HEART, and the books author (and National Review senior editor) David Pryce-Jones joins us to discuss.
MONDAY, JUNE 6
STOP PETTING MY PEEVES
We all have things that get on our nerves. But how, why, and what distinguishes these nuances from person to person? ANNOYING: THE SCIENCE OF WHAT BUGS US, is a new book that attempts to research the psychology, anthropology, evolutionary biology and other factors behind these distractions to our conscious. Joe Palca, co-author of ANNOYING and NPR science corespondent, discusses the research and what bugs him.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7
ONE PERSON'S EGYPTIAN REFUSE IS ANOTHER'S JEWISH RELIC
Too controversial for the time and place (in part because of their mention of God) to remain public, but too sacred to throw away, a thousand years worth of documents were left in a dark room of a Cairo synagogue to deteriorate on their own. In the late 1800s, they were discovered and transported out of Egypt. A century later, these relics were translated and the history pieced together by Adina Hoffman & Peter Cole. The result? A book called SACRED TRASH, which Hoffman and Cole join us to discuss.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
A MIDWESTERN TAKE ON ETHNIC FOODS
Batampte! That's Yiddish for 'tasty!' Ellen Steinberg & Jack Prost, authors of FROM THE JEWISH HEARTLAND: Two Centuries of Midwest Foodways, provide insight on how Chicago and the region has influenced Jewish, Polish, Italian, Greek, soul and other ethnic fares from around the world.
SUNDAY, JUNE 12
