60 http://www.http://wshu.org/events/jtcaudio_main.php Authors discuss their recent books en-us © 2012 WSHU Public Radio Group WSHU Authors discuss their recent books WSHU Public Radio Group programming@wshu.org no WSHU Public Radio Group Acclaimed writer and comedian Andy Borowitz talks about his new book, The 50 Funniest American writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion. Introduced and interviewed by WSHU All Things Considered Host and reporter, Mark Herz. Acclaimed writer and comedian Andy Borowitz talks about his new book, The 50 Funniest American writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion. Introduced and interviewed by WSHU All Things Considered Host and reporter, Mark Herz.

Acclaimed writer and comedian Andy Borowitz talks about his new book, The 50 Funniest American writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion. Introduced and interviewed by WSHU All Things Considered Host and reporter, Mark Herz.

http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_01-10-12_borowitz.mp3 http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_01-10-12_borowitz.mp3 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:51:00 -0500 75:24 WSHU, Join the Conversation, Andy Borowitz WSHU Public Radio Group WSHU's Monday morning humorist and Sunday Matinee music host, David Bouchier, reads from his new collection of entertaining, enlightening, and sometimes exasperated public radio commentaries, Peripheral Vision: Irregular Essays from Public Radio, about his life as an immigrant in America. WSHU's Monday morning humorist and Sunday Matinee music host, David Bouchier, reads from his new collection of entertaining, enlightening, and sometimes exasperated public radio commentaries, Peripheral Vision: Irregular Essays from Public Radio, about his life as an immigrant in America.

WSHU's Monday morning humorist and Sunday Matinee music host, David Bouchier, reads from his new collection of entertaining, enlightening, and sometimes exasperated public radio commentaries, Peripheral Vision: Irregular Essays from Public Radio, about his life as an immigrant in America.

http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_09-25-11_bouchier.mp3 http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_09-25-11_bouchier.mp3 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:53:00 -0500 49:26 WSHU, Join the Conversation, David Bouchier WSHU Public Radio Group NPR's award-winning media correspondent, David Folkenflik discusses news coverage, as presented in his new book Page One. In it, David brings together the opinions of some of the best and brightest media experts and he reveals the inside story of the New York Times' attempt to navigate the immediacy of the web without straying from its commitment to accurate reporting and analysis. NPR's award-winning media correspondent, David Folkenflik discusses news coverage, as presented in his new book Page One. In it, David brings together the opinions of some of the best and brightest media experts and he reveals the inside story of the New York Times' attempt to navigate the immediacy of the web without straying from its commitment to accurate reporting and analysis.

NPR's award-winning media correspondent, David Folkenflik discusses news coverage, as presented in his new book Page One. In it, David brings together the opinions of some of the best and brightest media experts and he reveals the inside story of the New York Times' attempt to navigate the immediacy of the web without straying from its commitment to accurate reporting and analysis.

http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_09-20-11_folkenflik.mp3 http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_09-20-11_folkenflik.mp3 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:46:00 -0500 69:25 WSHU, Join the Conversation, David Folkenflik WSHU Public Radio Group Country music star Rosanne Cash discusses her candid and inspirational New York Times bestselling memoir, Composed, about growing up as the eldest child of the legendary Johnny Cash, and how she has come into her own as a performer, daughter and mother. Country music star Rosanne Cash discusses her candid and inspirational New York Times bestselling memoir, Composed, about growing up as the eldest child of the legendary Johnny Cash, and how she has come into her own as a performer, daughter and mother.

Country music star Rosanne Cash discusses her candid and inspirational New York Times bestselling memoir, Composed, about growing up as the eldest child of the legendary Johnny Cash, and how she has come into her own as a performer, daughter and mother.

http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_08-16-11_cash.mp3 http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_08-16-11_cash.mp3 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:39:00 -0500 45:02 WSHU, Join the Conversation, Rosanne Cash WSHU Public Radio Group Best-selling author Sloane Crosley reads from her new book, How Did You Get This Number, a collection of essays that paint a hilarious portrait of a young New Yorker whose best intentions often end in disaster. Best-selling author Sloane Crosley reads from her new book, How Did You Get This Number, a collection of essays that paint a hilarious portrait of a young New Yorker whose best intentions often end in disaster.

Best-selling author Sloane Crosley reads from her new book, How Did You Get This Number, a collection of essays that paint a hilarious portrait of a young New Yorker whose best intentions often end in disaster.

http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_06-02-11_crosley.mp3 http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_06-02-11_crosley.mp3 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:44:00 -0500 41:25 WSHU, Join the Conversation, Sloane Crosley WSHU Public Radio Group Freelance journalist Joshua Foer talks about the quirky subculture of mental athletes who can memorize almost anything at super-human speeds, and about his strange odyssey learning, successfully, to do it himself. He explains how it's done in Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science Of Remembering Everything. Freelance journalist Joshua Foer talks about the quirky subculture of mental athletes who can memorize almost anything at super-human speeds, and about his strange odyssey learning, successfully, to do it himself. He explains how it's done in Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science Of Remembering Everything.

Freelance journalist Joshua Foer talks about the quirky subculture of mental athletes who can memorize almost anything at super-human speeds, and about his strange odyssey learning, successfully, to do it himself. He explains how it's done in Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science Of Remembering Everything.

http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_05-04-11_foer.mp3 http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_05-04-11_foer.mp3 Wed, 25 May 2011 14:33:00 -0500 54:50 WSHU, Join the Conversation, Joshua Foer WSHU Public Radio Group Twenty-seven-year-old U.S. Marine veteran Josh Bleill shares his story of triumph and hope, about life from boot camp to Iraq, where he lost both legs to an IED explosion, to rehab to working for a pro football team. It's the focus of his new book, One Step at a Time. Twenty-seven-year-old U.S. Marine veteran Josh Bleill shares his story of triumph and hope, about life from boot camp to Iraq, where he lost both legs to an IED explosion, to rehab to working for a pro football team. It's the focus of his new book, One Step at a Time.

Twenty-seven-year-old U.S. Marine veteran Josh Bleill shares his story of triumph and hope, about life from boot camp to Iraq, where he lost both legs to an IED explosion, to rehab to working for a pro football team. It's the focus of his new book, One Step at a Time.

http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_03-31-11_bleill.mp3 http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_03-31-11_bleill.mp3 Wed, 25 May 2011 14:31:00 -0500 50:29 WSHU, Join the Conversation, Josh Bleill WSHU Public Radio Group Obstetrician and best-selling author, Dr. Yvonne Thornton shares the family story she tells in new hew book, Something to Prove: A Daughter's Journey to Fulfill a Father's Legacy, about how her parents, a manual laborer and a housekeeper, got their five daughters out of the projects, formed a family band and made it possible for Thornton and her sisters to pursue the family dream of becoming doctors. Obstetrician and best-selling author, Dr. Yvonne Thornton shares the family story she tells in new hew book, Something to Prove: A Daughter's Journey to Fulfill a Father's Legacy, about how her parents, a manual laborer and a housekeeper, got their five daughters out of the projects, formed a family band and made it possible for Thornton and her sisters to pursue the family dream of becoming doctors.

Obstetrician and best-selling author, Dr. Yvonne Thornton shares the family story she tells in new hew book, Something to Prove: A Daughter's Journey to Fulfill a Father's Legacy, about how her parents, a manual laborer and a housekeeper, got their five daughters out of the projects, formed a family band and made it possible for Thornton and her sisters to pursue the family dream of becoming doctors.

http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_02-13-11_thornton.mp3 http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_02-13-11_thornton.mp3 Wed, 15 Feb 2011 11:45:00 -0500 61:26 WSHU, Join the Conversation, Dr. Yvonne Thornton WSHU Public Radio Group Author, columnist and New York based theater critic Peter Filichia talks about Broadway at its best and worst as discussed in his new book, Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season from 1959-2009. He analyzes the shows on his list and shares insights into the shifts in sensibilities and styles of Broadway over the years. Author, columnist and New York based theater critic Peter Filichia talks about Broadway at its best and worst as discussed in his new book, Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season from 1959-2009. He analyzes the shows on his list and shares insights into the shifts in sensibilities and styles of Broadway over the years.

Author, columnist and New York based theater critic Peter Filichia talks about Broadway at its best and worst as discussed in his new book, Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season from 1959-2009. He analyzes the shows on his list and shares insights into the shifts in sensibilities and styles of Broadway over the years.

http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_01-30-11_filichia.mp3 http://www.wshu.org/audio/jtcaudio/jtc_01-30-11_filichia.mp3 Wed, 15 Feb 2011 11:42:00 -0500 65:27 WSHU, Join the Conversation, Peter Filichia