"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."
- Henry David Thoreau
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"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." - Henry David Thoreau
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 GoodThings on Public Radio March 15, 2001 Last week, Deb Roever of Marshall, Wisconsin, recommended a public radio story about a New York schoolteacher obsessed with snow. We know you're listening -- what's the best public radio story you heard this past week? Share. This week's GoodThings on Public Radio: the harmonies of coyotes; flying horses; crossing party lines for real people; paper clips with purpose; Harry Potter power; channeling passion to become somebody; and what can happen when a town reads together. 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 9 | The Harmonies of Coyotes Struggling with the turmoil of menopause, Carol Wasserman finds solidarity with the coyotes that roam the woods around her house at night. And despite the fact that the coyotes are in mating mode, their pre-dawn hymns to the fecund days of spring still bring her sweet relief. [All Things Considered] Listen (length of clip 3 min 15 sec). SATURDAY, March 10 | The Wings of Horses When the rising floodwaters of the Red River recently subsumed a Louisiana farm and seemed to doom two stranded horses, an unlikely rescuer emerged -- the Coast Guard. Familiar with strategies for saving sea turtles and porpoises, members of the Coast Guard's New Orleans Air Station found themselves in uncharted waters. But with a helicopter and a little ingenuity, they were determined to rise to the occasion. [Weekend Edition Saturday] Listen (3:30). SUNDAY, March 11 | Congress at Its Best What's the best thing to come out of Washington, DC, in awhile? It has nothing to do with public policy. Recently, a bipartisan team of twelve U. S. Senators descended upon Mentor Avenue in the struggling suburb of Capitol Heights, Maryland, to move Elena Spencer's family of four to a new home of their own. [Weekend All Things Considered] Listen (5:15). MONDAY, March 12 | Paper Clips with Purpose During World War II, many Norwegians silently protested the Holocaust by wearing paper clips on their lapels. Now, a middle school in Whitwell, Tennessee, is following their example to promote tolerance by collecting six million paper clips. The Paper Clip Project began three years ago and has drawn supporters from all over the world. Barrels full of varied paper clips stand as a stunning symbol and an important teaching tool. [All Things Considered] Listen (3:15). Check out how you can participate by visiting Whitwell Middle School's Web site. TUESDAY, March 13 | Harry Potter Power When the founder of the non-profit Comic Relief went to Harry Potter creator J. K. Rowling and asked her to lend support to the organization's work, he was overwhelmed by her response -- two brand-new Harry Potter books! "Quidditch Through the Ages" and "Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them" will bring a minimum of $15 million to Comic Relief's Children's Fund to reunite families separated by war, and that's just the first printing. [Morning Edition] Listen (3:48). Buy your own copy of "Quidditch Through the Ages" and "Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them" from [powell's] or buy them both from [amazon]. WEDNESDAY, March 14 | Becoming Somebody Nuala O'Faolain was a struggling Irish opinion columnist when she rushed her memoir "Are You Somebody?" to press in 1998. The book was widely read and earned such great praise that a newfound "joie de vivre" welled up inside of her, along with fresh creative energy. Now, with "My Dream of You," she's a first-time novelist with a story that has its roots in the Irish famine of the 1840's but is more about the hunger for passion. What's next for Nuala? A sojourn in North America -- a land she says is full of "optimism and self-belief" -- and some quality time in the pub. [Morning Edition] Listen (5:40). Buy your own copy of Nuala O'Faolain's "My Dream of You" from [powell's] or [amazon]. THURSDAY, March 15 | The Rochester Book Club Committed to the belief that books can be catalysts for change, a Rochester, New York-based group Writers and Books has formed a different brand of book club. They've sparked a movement to get the entire city reading the same book, Ernest Gaines' "A Lesson Before Dying." Gaines' novel tells the tales of a wrongly accused young black man on death row in 1940s Louisiana. The ad hoc book club has invigorated the local conversation on race relations. It's left room for conflict as well as unity ("I'm Reading Ernest Gaines" pins are everywhere in town). [Morning Edition] Listen (4:25). Buy your own copy of Ernest Gaines' "A Lesson Before Dying" from [powell's] or [amazon]. 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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