Lori Erickson grew up on a farm in Iowa and grew up reading adventure novels by John L. Stoddard that inspired her to travel the world. In her newest book, Holy Rover, Erickson explores her love of travel and her personal spirituality. Join Lori Erikson and Doug Dangler as they talk about spirituality, the declining monastic culture, and, in a more meta Craft interview, interviews. She’ll be at Thurber House Tuesday, February 6 talking about her new book.
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Matthew Kahle is an associate professor at Ohio State and researches topology, geometry, probability, statistical mechanics, and combinatorics. He’s also enamored with Archimedes, one of the foremost mathematicians, scientists, inventors, and engineers of the ancient world. Kahle first heard about Archimedes while he was teaching a summer camp, but you’ll first hear about Archimedes’ amazing accomplishments on Craft.
Did I mention Archimedes also built a heat ray?
Sunday, February 18, Matthew Kahle will be giving a lecture as a part of Ohio State’s Science Sunday Series about Archimedes and his contributions to STEM fields that include spheres, circles, proto-calculus, and an ancient heat ray. How could you not want to hear from someone with a solid 4.0 on RateMyProfessor?
Tune into Craft for the interview and then duck and cover and hope the Russians can’t figure out Archimedes’ ability to burn our wooden ships.
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Want a Marvel-DC cross-over on the silver screen? Well, the studios probably can’t hash out that legal mess, so you’ll have to settle for watching two radio shows collide. Johnny DiLoretto, host of Cinema Classics and WCBE Community Relations Coordinator, stops by Craft to talk about what it’s like to fundraise for public radio. In another twist, Doug couldn’t make it to the interview, so his side-kick (intern) Adam Hribar assumes his mantle for the day.
Join us and listen to Johnny talk about the wonderful community of WCBE and try to figure out why today’s youth don’t listen to the radio.
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Rebecca Walker Reczek, Ohio State associate professor of marketing, will appear on January 21 at the Ohio State University’s Science Sundays where she’ll discuss “Do Healthy Diets Make Empty Wallets? How Consumer Beliefs Shape Food Choice.” Tune in to hear how she studies consumers and what beliefs may be hindering getting the most for your money at the supermarket.
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In the summer of 1992, I had moved to Columbus with my wife so she could attend medical school. I was working odd jobs, including a lunch and dinner shifts at a seedy Italian restaurant I was convinced was run by the mob. Between shifts, I hung out in my smelly uniform at a nearby library, looking through novels and CDs. One odd cover photo caught my eye.
I listened to the album and I’ve been listening to Loudon Wainwright III’s work ever since.
Join us as we discuss his new book, how being a memoirist functions for him, and the difficulties of being a satirist in the Trump era.
Wainwright will be in Columbus on November 17 at Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza.
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Journalist, novelist, and public speaker Masha Hamilton is the 2017 John E. Nance writer in residence with the Thurber House and will appear with Evenings with Authors on November 14.
She’s covered conflicts across the globe, from the fall of the USSR to the Intifada. Listen in as we discuss her work, teaching, and life.
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I’ve tried to meditate, but never got it to work. I’ve focused on my breath, let ideas go past unnoticed, and still haven’t gotten to the peaceful state described in writings about meditation. Serenity now!
Ohio State University Associate Professor of Psychology Ruchika Prakash says that meditation is actually very difficult. She’ll be the November 12 speaker at Ohio State’s Science Sundays, sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences. The event is free and open to the public, so get a quick overview of it here and then attend. Afterwards, maybe you’ll find you’re better than I am about attending to your breath and being in the moment. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to break off abruptly here and stare at the dog with the fluffy tail that just walked past my window.
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Brian Kilmeade, co author of three books, will appear with the Thurber House Evenings with Authors series on Thursday, November 2 to discuss his latest Historical Thriller “Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle that Shaped America’s Destiny.”
Listen in for our discussion of Andrew Jackson
This episode is dedicated to David S.
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Italian cemetery
If it’s Halloween, it must be time for a Craft Halloween special. Here it is: all the heartwarming family fun you could ask for in a show filled tenderness, beauty, and a pile of cats and dogs burning in front of a dissatisfied witch.
Huge thanks to my actors: Kristin Green and Samantha Stark, from Columbus’s own It’s All Been Done Radio Hour and Cody McNulty, Columbus’ Youngest 40 Year Old ™.
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Ohioana Marisa Silver was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio and has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, an O. Henry Prize, and, on October 6, a 2017 Ohioana Awards. Join us as we talk about her time in Ohio (think overcast skies), her background working in Hollywood, and how she became a writer.
For more on her visit to Ohio, check out the Ohioana Facebook page.
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