Insecure at Last: Eve Ensler Discusses her New Book
In My Own Words with Eve Ensler, playwright; author, Insecure at Last: Losing It In Our Security-Obsessed World
2006-45 (11/5/06)
History of Daylight Saving Time
Michael Downing, author, Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time; lecturer, Creative Writing, Tufts University.
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2006-44 (10/29/06)
A History of Halloween in America
author Halloween: An American Holiday, An American History.
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2006-43 (10/22/06)
Vigilantes on the US-Mexico Border
Jeremy Levine, producer/director,
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2006-42 (10/15/06)
Navigating Healthy Eating
M.D., author, Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating.
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2006-41 (10/8/06)
Wellfleet?s Famous Oysters
Bob Wallace, Wellfleet shellfish farmer; Nicholas Gulde, member of the board,
The Battle Over Urban Sprawl
author, This Land: The Battle Over Sprawl and the Future of America; public affairs manager, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
2006-40 (10/1/06)
The US Racial Wealth Gap
Meizhu Lui, executive director, co-author,
Katrina and Recovery: The Vietnamese Community of the Gulf Coast Repeated from March, 2006
Peter Kiang, director, UMass Boston; Nam Le, student, UMass Boston
2006-39 (9/24/06)
Music Across Continents
science journalist; radio producer.
In My Own Words with Poet, Thomas Sayers Ellis
poet; author; assistant professor of Creative Writing at Sarah Lawrence College
2006-38 (9/17/06)
Patentable Projects at the Massachusetts State Science Fair
Timothy French, managing principle, ; sponsor, Frederick P Fish Patent Award at the 2006 Massachusetts State Science Fair.
Marine Trash Along Massachusetts Shores
Kristin Mallek, research analyst, UMass Boston; outreach coordinator, Coastsweeps; Susan Snow-Cotter, director,
2006-37 (9/10/06)
Hearing Voices: A Play About Mental Illness and Family
performance poet.
Bluegrass Goes to College
professor, ensemble department, Berklee College of Music.
2006-36 (9/3/06)
The Pequot Mill Strike: Salem's Forgotten History
professor of History, Salem State College.
A Working Peoples' Heritage Trail of Boston
professor of History and Labor Studies, College of Public and Community Service, UMass Boston.
2006-35 (8/27/06)
A Woman's Education
Jill Ker Conway, author, A Women's Education
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2006-34 (8/20/06)
Billie Holiday?s "Strange Fruit:" The Story Behind the Anti-Lynching Protest Song
adopted son of Abel Meeropol, the composer of ?Strange Fruit?
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2006-33 (8/13/06)
Even the Women Must Fight: Memories of War From North Vietnam
Karen Gottschang Turner, author (with Phan Thanh Hao), Even the Women Must Fight: Memories of War from North Vietnam.
Rediscovering Edith Piaf
Christine Zufferey, vocalist and Catherine Capozzi, guitarist for
2006-32 (8/6/06)
Harvard?s 1920 Purge of Campus Homosexuals
William Wright, author, Harvard?s Secret Court: The Savage 1920 Purge of Campus Homosexuals.
The Search for the Steamer Portland
John Fish, vice president, American Underwater Search and Survey.
2006-31 (7/30/06)
Native Slavery in New England
Thomas Doughton, member, Nipmuc Nation; lecturer Holy Cross College
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2006-30 (7/23/06)
Rare Heritage Breeds: A Response to Industrial Farming
Michael Yezzi, pig farmer; owner,
Dune Shacks of the Cape
Russell Powell, producer, "Shack Time;" editor and publisher,
2006-29 (7/2/06)
Transformation in Mask Theatre
Eric Bornstein, founder and artistic director,
Accents and the Diversity of Dialects
voice coach; artist in residence, performing arts faculty, Emerson College
2006-28 (7/9/06)
What Your Doctor Doesn't Know and You Should
MD author, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine.
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2006-27 (7/2/06)
Memory and the Persistence of Identity
le thi diem thuy, author,
Adventure Photography
professional photographer.
2006-26 (6/25/06)
Finding Martha's Vineyard
author, Finding Martha's Vineyard: African Americans at Home on an Island.
Cultural Stereotypes as a Health Issue
Chidi Achebe MD, Former Medical Director of
2006-25 (6/18/06)
A Discussion with Sylvia Poggioli
senior European correspondent, National Public Radio (Foreign Desk);
A University?s Recovery Following Hurricane Katrina
Marvalene Hughes, president, New Orleans
2006-25 (6/11/06)
Building Children's Theater in Boston
Patricia Gleeson, Executive Diretor, Boston Children's Theater
Witness in Palestine
Anna Baltzer, lecturer, author and activitist for Palestinian human rights
2006-23 (6/4/06)
A Passion for the Old Book Business
Ken Gloss, proprietor, appraiser, Antiques Road Show
Enrico Fermi: From Fascism to the Manhattan Project
Chair and Graduate Director, History Department, UMass Boston
2006-22 (5/28/06)
From Papyrus to Pixel: A History of the Printed Word
Special Collections Librarian, Wellesley College.
Archeology, Tribal Lands and Collaborative Research
Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director of the Historical Archaeology M.A. Program, Department of Anthropology UMass Boston; Kathy Sebastian, Tribal Councilor and Historical Preservation Advisor, Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation
2006-21 (5/21/06)
Comic Books for Adults
Anthony Davis, co-owner, Million Year Picnic comic bookstore, Havard Square.
Laughing Your Way to Health
certified laughter leader.
2006-20 (5/14/06)
Agitation Trials in Early Soviet Russia
Elizabeth Wood, author, director, MIT Program in Women?s Studies
South-African Singer/Songwrtier Vusi Mahlasela
"In My Own Words" with Vusi Mahlasela, South-African singer/songwriter.
2006-19 (5/7/06)
The Singing Life of Birds
author, professor emeritus, UMass Amherst
The History Behind Miniature Books
Anne Bromer, Owner,
2006-18 (4/30/06)
A History of Rosie's Place
Kip Tiernan, founder,
City-Wide Dialogues
Jeff Stone and Michelle Waters-Ekerman, steering committee members,
2006-17 (4/23/06)
The Media, Hugo Chavez and Venezuela Today
Jorge Capetillo-Ponce, research associate, ; associate professor of Sociology, UMass Boston
Poems From the Construction Site
In My Own Words with Susan Eisenberg; poet; author, professor, College of Public and Community Service, UMass Boston.
2006-16 (4/16/06)
The Art of Modern Storytelling
Onawumi Jean Moss, storyteller; founder,
The Difference Between Being Blind and Being Disabled
Valerie Haven, access technology specialist, Northeast Regional Center for Vision Education, UMass Boston.
2006-15 (4/9/06)
The Ghost Army of World War II
Rick Beyer, documentary producer; writer/producer,
Mystery Writing for Radio: The Art of Radio Theater
Steve Oney, founder,
2006-14 (4/2/06)
Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit:" The Story Behind the Anti-Lynching Song
Robert Meeropol, son of Abel Meeropol, the composer of "Strange Fruit;" executive director,
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2006-13 (3/26/06)
Katrina and Recovery: The Vietnamese Community of the Gulf Coast
Peter Kiang, director, Asian American Studies, UMass Boston; Nam Le, student, UMass Boston
The Growing Income Gap in Massachusetts
Jeff McLynch, deputy director, Massachusetts Budge and Policy Center; author, ?The Growing Gap: Income Inequality in Massachusetts?
2006-12 (3/19/06)
Boston's Golden Era of Irish Music & Dance
Susan Gedutis, author, See You at the Hall: Boston's Golden Era of Irish Music and Dance.
Joe Derrane: The Greatest Comeback in the History of Irish Music
Brought to you by Maggie Holtzberg, Folk Arts and Heritage Program Manager for the
2006-11 (3/12/06)
Joanne Riley, director, The Massachusetts Studies Project at the Institute of Teaching and Learning, Graduate College of Education, UMass Boston
Accused as a Spy: The Case of James Yee
author, For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire; former US Military Muslim Chaplain.
2006-10 (3/5/06)
Rescuing Stranded Marine Mammals of the Cape
Sarah Herzig, stranding coordinator,
A View of Colonial Boston?s Underworld
author, Witches, Rakes and Rogues: True Stories of Scam, Scandal, Murder, and Mayhem in Boston, 1630-1775
; executive director,
2006-09 (2/26/06)
The Lost Towns of Quabbin Reservoir
Clif Read, director of Interpretive Services, Elizabeth Peirce, president and curator, author,
An Education in Traditional Craftsmanship
Walter McDonald, executive director, North Bennet Street School; Susan Burgess, student in piano tuning program.
2006-08 (2/19/06)
A Woman's Education
Jill Ker Conway, author .
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2006-07 (2/12/06)
Pop Music Post 911
professor, College of Public and Community Service, UMass Boston.
Blackface Minstrelsy and the Construction of Racial Stereotypes
assistant professor of English; director of Graduate Studies, University of Rhode Island
2006-06 (2/5/06)
A History of Fires and Firefighting in Boston
Stephanie Schorow, author, Boston on Fire; reporter, Boston Herald.
In My Own Words: Sick of Nature
nature writer and author, Sick of Nature.
2006-05 (1/29/06)
Touching the Future: The Legacy of Christa McAuliffe
Mary Liscombe, Associate Director, Challenger Learning Center, Framingham State College.
Main Street Revitalization: Connecting Dorchester Avenue
Dan Larner, executive director,
2006-04 (1/22/06)
Who Cooks and Why
co-editor,
Planning for the Future
Amy McGill, director of Community Education, Ron Kearns, RN; Attorney at Law,
2006-03 (1/15/06)
OpenCourseWare: A New Approach to Learning
Jon Paul Potts, communications manager,
Preserving Cambodian Culture:
Duey Kol, general manager, Angkor Dance Troupe; Peter Veth, former student and junior instructor, Angkor Dance Troupe.
2006-02 (1/8/06)
Overcoming Procrastination
psychotherapist.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Air Travel
airline pilot; author, Ask the Pilot.
2006-01 (1/1/06)
The Uninsured in America
Susan Starr Sered, co-author,
A Biography of the Boston Accent
professor of Linguistics, UMass Amherst
2005-52 (12/25/05)
The Life and Times of A.C. Gilbert, the Inventor of the Erector Set
