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Caron Levis
Children's book author, playwright and teacherLevis’s first picture book, Stuck with the Blooz, was selected as one of Bankstreet College’s Best Children’s Books of the Year. Short stories inspired by her teenage students have been…
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Denise Gelberg
Teacher, education reformer and authorGelberg followed an unusual career path. After excelling at the study of ILR Cornell University, she decided one day while swimming laps that what she really wanted to do was…
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Susie Coston
National Shelter Director, Farm SanctuaryCoston joined the Farm Sanctuary staff in March 2000 after six years of working for a veterinarian and at a sanctuary in West Virginia. She holds a master’s degree in…
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Annie and Marie Burns
The Burns Sisters BandThe incomparable Burns Sisters – Annie and Marie Burns joined us for their second appearance on the show. They talked about their tours and friendship with Arlo Guthrie and his…
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Ginnah Howard
Writer and novelistHoward was a high school English teacher for 27 years and did not begin writing seriously until her late 40’s. Her stories have appeared in Permafrost, Portland Review, Stone Canoe,…
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Mariette Geldenhuys
Attorney and mediator, and expert on Gay Marriage issueGeldenhuys received her undergraduate and graduate law degrees from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. She studied law and criminology at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. She has practiced…
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Cathryn Prince
Journalist and author of "Death in the Baltic: The WWII Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff"Prince was for years a contributing correspondent to The Christian Science Monitor. While stationed in Switzerland she covered the Nazi Gold Crisis, the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, and…
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Carla Kaplan
Professor at Northwestern and author of "Miss Anne In Harlem: White Women of the Black Renaissance"Kaplan is the Davis Distinguished Professor of American Literature at Northeastern University, and is the Founding Director of the university’s Humanities Center. She is the author of several books, including…
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Lamar Herrin
Author, writer & educatorHerrin is the author of seven books, most recently the novel, Fractures, a work of fiction about how an extended small town family is affected by the issue of fracking.…
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Darby Penney
Author, speaker and activist for people with psychiatric disabilitiesPenney is a long-time activist in the human rights movement for people with psychiatric labels. She is the co-author of The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital…
