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Thrity Umrigar & Vicki Goldberg

Posted February 18 2012 by Marrie Stone

Marrie Stone talks with Thrity Umrigar, author of The World We Found, and photojournalist Vicki Goldberg, author of The White House: The President’s Home in Photographs and History.

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(Broadcast date: January 4, 2012)

Chris Van Allsburg and Erin Morgenstern

Posted January 30 2012 by Marrie Stone

Marrie Stone interviews Chris Van Allsburg, author of The Chronicles of Harris Burdick, and Erin Morgenstern, author of The Night Circus.

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(Broadcast date: Oct 5, 2011)

Podcast Problems

Posted January 23 2012 by Marrie Stone

As many of you have discovered, we’ve been having problems with our Writers on Writing podcasts. Unfortunately, our server lost hundreds of our shows. On the plus side, we have copies of everything and we’re in the process of restoring them, one by one, back to the server.

If there’s an episode you particularly miss or one that you’re looking for, write to us. We can move it to the head of our restoration process. In the meantime, please bear with us as we keep working. It’s a long process!

Thanks so much for your loyalty and listenership, and for bearing with us while we fix the problems.

A reading at Laguna Beach Books

Posted January 22 2012 by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

Join my students and me for a reading this afternoon (Sunday, Jan. 22) at Laguna Beach Books. Free food, drink, great company. 4 p.m. More here.

R.I.P ETTA JAMES

Posted January 22 2012 by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

Etta James, whose song, “I’d Rather Go Blind,” we close with at the end of each radio show, died yesterday at the age of 73. Brian’s band the Three Blind Mice opened for her at the Coach House, in San Juan Capistrano, ten years ago. It was her birthday and he ate birthday cake with her, in her dressing room. RIP, Etta…..Love your music, always.

Be patient…..podcasting glitches abound

Posted January 17 2012 by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

If you’ve been wondering what happened to our podcasts, do

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Thrity Umrigar & Vicki Goldberg

Chris Van Allsburg and Erin Morgenstern

Podcast Problems

A reading at Laguna Beach Books

R.I.P ETTA JAMES

Be patient…..podcasting glitches abound

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