Craft Halloween 2016

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Doug Dangler

clownWhat you’ve been fearing is finally here: the 2016 Craft Halloween special, with stories from around the globe and your neighborhood.

  • Clown: Written and performed by Doug Dangler
  • Pets I: Written and performed by Mallory Laurel, Cade Leebron, Neil Grayson, Meg Callahan, and Samantha Tucker
  • Pets II: Written and performed by Columbus Unscripted performers Barbara Allen, Lorinda Ostapuck, Jamie Williams, William Sabo, and Kayla Graham
  • Dracula visits Craft : Written and performed by Doug Dangler
  • The story of Ceely Rose : Interview with paranormal researcher Kat Klockow

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Improv! This weekend!

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Doug Dangler

imprvJoin Columbus Unscripted for the Columbus Improv Festival on October 20-24. On the show today, Barbara Allen and Bill Sabo talk to Kelly Buttermore from the podcast From Justin to Kelly about improv, life, and how a really bad show brought Justin and Kelly to a new view on improv.

 

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BIll Shkurti on The Ohio State University in the Sixties: The Unraveling of the Old Order

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Doug Dangler

Bill Shkurti book coverBill Shkurti has lived a fascinating dual life at Ohio State University: as an undergraduate from 1964-68, he experienced life as a subject of the administration, but from 1990-2010 he was an important part of the administration. These two sides led him to write his latest book The Ohio State University in the Sixties: The Unraveling of the Old Order, one of the first books from the Ohio State University Press Trillium imprint.

Join us for a discussion of how student life has changed at Ohio State, what caused the university to shut down in May of 1970, and which OSU administrator referred to Columbus Dispatch coverage of OSU events as “manufactured news stories that would make Pravda blush with envy.”

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Kate Clifford Larson – Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Doug Dangler

Kat Clifford Larson

Many authors have explored the Kennedy family, but one little-explored member is Rosemary, the disabled daughter who was kept away from the public eye for most of her life. Kate Clifford Larson remedies this situation with her book, Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter. In it, she describes the medical errors and family desperation that doomed Rosemary to a life of problems and eventual lobotomy. Join us for a discussion of the life of this daughter of Joseph Kennedy, father of Robert and John F. Kennedy.

Kate Clifford Larson will appear with the Thurber House on October 5, 2016.

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Life is Ruff: Suzanne Berne on The Dogs of Littlefield

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Doug Dangler

Suzanne Berne What’s a dog owner to do? You can live in one of the top 10 best places to live in the United States, Littlefield, and still not have freedom to let your dog off leash at the dog park. And then, events take an ugly turn.

That’s the premise for Suzanne Berne’s book, The Dogs of Littlefield. Join us for a discussion of the book and Berne’s other writings.

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A Brief History of Vice

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Doug Dangler

A Brief History of Vice cover artThere’s always that one guy you know in high school who has  questionably sane ideas. In my high school, that guy was Jay. He liked to play “The Knockout Game,” the object of which was to be knocked unconscious. He liked to jump off moving car. He loved chaos.

I have a feeling that Robert Evans, my guest this week and author of A Brief History of Vice: How Bad Behavior Built Civilization, was that guy in high school. His book describes not only the history of vice but his personal experiences with it and how he’s introduced his friends to taking various preparations of “vice.” Join us for a discussion of how drunken monkeys may have led the path to society as we know it.

 

 

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Patty Larkin: Finding the Miraculous

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Doug Dangler

Patty Larkin and her OlsonsPatty Larkin is renowned for her guitar skills, songwriting and singing prowess. She’s been a staple of the folk-urban scene, with 13 albums to her credit. She’ll be in Columbus with Six String concerts on September 17.

Listen in for our discussion of what she’s been doing lately, how many hours a day it takes to have her skill on guitar, and what part of her life is “miraculous” and “enlightening.”

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Amanda Flower at the 2016 Ohioana Book Festival

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Doug Dangler

Looking for a good read this autumn? Check out new books from Amanda Flower, who works in a variety of genres: Amish, children’s, magical, and contemporary.

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Ann Hood: What book matters most to you?

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Doug Dangler

Ann HoodWith over two dozen books, including the New York Times bestseller The Obituary Writer and The Knitting Circle, to her credit, Ann Hood, knows books. In her most recent novel, The Book That Matters Most, she asks readers to consider what book has been most important to them. Listen in to hear what book matters most to Ann Hood and what were the most common choices were from the people she asked. Surprisingly, I was the first person she’s met whose book was The Time-Life Treasury of Home Repair.

Also, invite Ann Hood to your book club!

Ann Hood will be in Columbus with the Thurber House on Tuesday, September 6.

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Arch City Comedy Festival performer Tim Northern

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Doug Dangler

Tim NorthernComedian Tim Northern is a featured performer for the 2016 Arch City Comedy Festival and he recently talked to Craft humor correspondent Samantha Tucker about his life, his comedy, and the best city for humor. Catch him here and then at the Arch City Festival.

And yes, his picture is winking only at you.

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