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 GoodThings on Public Radio March 8, 2001 We're working hard to tell you what you're missing on public radio, but we don't catch them all. What GoodThings on Public Radio are you recommending next week? When you hear them, think goodthings.com, goodthings.com. . .and share. This week's GoodThings on Public Radio: llama lips for literacy; why one teenager wants to keep his mouth shut; a nation of diners; dancing like no one's watching; snowshoe resurgence; tales of Nova Scotia; and running the wonderful race of love. Be like Deb Roever of Marshall, Wisconsin and share the best story you heard on public radio this week! If you want to listen, you'll need RealPlayer on your computer. (If you don't already have it, it's a FREE download.) Visit Real Networks. FRIDAY, March 2 | Why Would You Kiss A Llama? Would you do it if your favorite kid read a certain number of books in a year? In celebration of Read Across America Day and the late Dr. Seuss' birthday, 30 million schoolchildren across the country are making bets with their principals that they'll read as many books as they say. And the principals -- kissing llamas and snakes and dying their hair fluorescent colors -- are losing. [Morning Edition] Listen (length of clip 3 min 16 sec). SATURDAY, March 3 | Silence With a Purpose Since last August, mum's been the word for Brett Banfe, a New Jersey teenager who has vowed not to speak for one entire year in the hopes of learning to become a better listener. Relying on just his speaking brother Brian and his own typing skills to communicate, he's over half way there and is using his personal crusade to raise money for Head Start programs. [Weekend Edition Saturday] Listen (4:30). Learn more about Brett Banfe's voluntary silence on his Web site. SUNDAY, March 4 | Roadsides Traveled Greasy food, bad coffee -- there's nothing like a diner to embody the soul of the American experience. And one Massachusetts-based magazine, Roadside, has become the nation's diner chronicle. Publisher Randy Garbin thinks diners, like single-screen movie theaters, are the "last best places" in America, where you can see things, meet people, and find out how Main Street is getting along. [Weekend Edition Sunday] Listen (2:58). Visit Roadside Magazine's Web site. MONDAY, March 5 | Dance Like No One's Watching Susan Parker recounts the story of the first excursion into San Francisco that she and her husband Ralph made after a bike accident left him quadriplegic. Their old haunts closed to Ralph's wheelchair, they found themselves in a North Beach blues bar they'd never noticed before. Turns out, though, that it was where Ralph got his groove back. [Morning Edition] Listen (2:50). Learn more about Susan Parker and her soon-to-be-published memoir "Tumbling After" (as in "And Jill came tumbling after. . ."). TUESDAY, March 6 | The Lost Art of Snowshoeing Who needs skiing? Snowshoeing is booming. It is the fastest growing winter sport with huge jumps in sales over the past ten years and increasing opportunities to compete. In addition, there's newfound appreciation for the old ways of making snowshoes. It takes just the right white ash and some ancient craftsmanship. [All Things Considered] Listen (4:00). WEDNESDAY, March 7 | Stories of Place With an intensity that reviewer Alan Cheuse says "takes your breath away," Canadian Alistair MacLeod writes short stories about his home on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. The tales ooze with authenticity and connect the reader more and more strongly, one story at a time, with a place as powerful as the ocean surrounding it. [All Things Considered] Listen (2:00). Buy your own copy of Alastair MacLeod's "Island" from [powell's] or [amazon]. READER SHARE | Deb Roever of Marshall, Wisconsin "I just wanted to pass along the best story I heard on public radio this week. It was about a schoolteacher in New York who LOVES snow! I thought the story was neat, but the gentleman himself was one of a kind!" Check out more about the story at National Public Radio's Morning Edition Web site. THURSDAY, March 8 | Running the Race of Love "Love is an aspiration," says actress Ruby Dee, describing her dynamic 52-year marriage to actor Ossie Davis. She says their productive and varied careers haven't made the couple competitive, but their constant proximity to each other has been "stimulating," driving them both to always try bolder things. On March 11, Dee and Davis -- both long committed to civil rights and to language as a "social necessity" -- will receive the Screen Actors Guild's Life Achievement Award. [Morning Edition] Listen (4:25). WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Did we miss a good public radio story this week? Want to recommend one for next week? Share it with us! |
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