by Monica Hadley on March 15, 2012
Best-selling author Luis Alberto Urrea will be speaking with Writers’ Voices Friday March 16, live at 1 pm on kruufm.com. His most recent historical novel, “Queen of America”, continues the story of magical realism begun in “The Hummingbird’s Daughter”, of his great-aunt Terasita, known as the Mexican Joan of Arc, as she flees certain death at the hands of the Mexican government in the waning days of the 19th century. Urrea is currently engaged in his own battle, fighting censorship of his books in Arizona school districts due to the ban on Mexican-American studies. He will be reading at Prairie Lights as featured author for the Mission Creek Festival, on March 27.
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by Monica Hadley on April 10, 2011
I have long admired Anne Lamott, ever since reading her wonderful book on writing – “Bird by Bird” which came out in 1995. I love how honest she is. In “Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith,” published in 2005, Lamott rescued me from despair over the state of Christianity in the modern world, giving me hope that there are still people in America who call themselves Christians who have not turned their back on Jesus’ radical message of social justice.
“Plan B” has been sitting on a dresser right beside my back door for awhile. About a month ago, as I was leaving for work, I noticed it there and had a thought. “I sure would love to have Anne Lamott as a guest on Writers’ Voices.” My second thought was that would be a long shot, but maybe I should try. That evening when I got home, I found a package from Penguin Books containing Lamott’s new novel “Imperfect Birds.” The next day I got an email from her publicist with her book tour shedule and a request for an interview. Talk about serendipity.
Tomorrow morning at 8 am, Cheryl Fusco Johnson and I will be interviewing Anne Lamott over the phone, broadcasting live on KRUU 100.1 fm in Fairfield. The interview will be rebroadcast Friday April 15 at 1 pm and can also be heard via live stream at www.kruufm.com. It will be archived there and on www.writersvoices.com.
Lamott will be appearing in Des Moines, at Hoyt Sherman Place Theater this Wednesday, April 13 at 7:00 pm, sponsored by the Des Moines Public Library.
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by Monica Hadley on March 1, 2011
Did you read “The Secret?” Or see “What the Bleep?!?” Do you watch Oprah or read “O” magazine? If so, you definitely have heard of the Laws of Attraction, aka “conscious creation.” January 28 (1 pm CST) on Writers’ Voices, we will hear from Brent Marchant, author of “Get the Picture: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies,” about how the principles of conscious creation play out in movies of all kinds. Not just spiritual or feel-good movies, but dramas, thrillers, sci-fi and more.
Take this year’s hit movie “Social Network,” based on the true story of the founding of Facebook. Marchant points out how the power of belief contributed to the growth of the internet in general and Facebook in particular, both of which seemed to take on a life of their own. The Facebook founders may have been flawed, but they were passionate believers in what they were creating.
Bruce Miller, KRUU’s resident film critic and co-host of the ever-popular Filmosophers, which airs just before Writers’ Voices at 12:30 pm central on Fridays, will join us as we delve into this intriguing subject and discuss this year’s Oscar winners as well as movie classics. If you miss us live on Friday, March 4, 1 pm, or the rebroadcast Monday, March 7 at 8 am, check our Writers’ Voices podcasts.
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by Chamaigne Montana on September 16, 2010
Our guests for September on Writers’ Voices bring a wide range of motivational messages to www.kruufm.com and online free radio airwaves.
First on September 3, Dr. Eboo Patel speaks from experience as an American Muslim about the need for interfaith cooperation, and especially the need for all religious traditions to help their youth find common ground with believers of other faiths. The story of how he came to understand his own heritage through heroes of other faiths, and with the support and mentorship of leaders of many traditions came to found the Interfaith Youth core, is moving and revealing. “Acts of Faith: the Story of an American Muslim,the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation” is required reading on some college campuses.
How does a life coach and online radio host come to coauthor books with such luminaries as Dr. Stephen Covey, Deepak Chopra and Dr. John Gray? Find out as Sallie Felton, host of “A Fresh Start with Sallie Felton,” joins Monica and Caroline to discuss her recent project, “GPS for Success” on September 10.
On September 17, Dr. Charlotte Reznick brings a program developed over years of working with children to Writers’ Voices. Listen in as she describes the Tools in “The Power of Your Child’s Imagination: How to Transform Stress and Anxiety into Joy and Success.”
A special bonus program will air on September 17, as guest host Cheryl Fusco Johnson joins Monica Hadley to bring us an insightful interview with former Iowa wrestler Matt Hoover, second season winner of the reality TV show, “The Biggest Loser,” and author of “Matt Hoover’s Guide to Life, Love and Losing Weight.” Matt knows what it’s like to be down – really down – and he knows what it takes to become a champion. Find out the words of advice Matt received from legendary Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable that changed his life.
Finally, we wrap up the month on September 24 with Linda Joy, founder of Aspire Magazine and Inspired Living Publishing, who joins Monica and Caroline to introduce her new anthology: A Juicy, Joyful Life: Inspiration from Women Who Have Found the Sweetness in Every Day.
We hope you will join us on Writers’ Voices this month!
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by Monica Hadley on August 24, 2010
Back to school is the perfect time to learn about great new books and find inspiration for your own writing. Check out this list of upcoming guests – the dates and times are for our live broadcasts on www.kruufm.com where you can listen via live streaming. The podcast will be posted on www.writersvoices.com about a week later.
Amy Boesky, author of "What We Have"
August 27 1 pm CST, August 30, 8 am – Amy Boesky, “What We Have: A Memoir” from Gotham books. Amy Boesky is a previvor, someone with a “cancer gene.” This deeply moving book goes right to the core of life in the face of cancer.
September 3, 1 pm CST, and September 6, 8 am, Dr. Eboo Patel, “Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation.” Dr. Patel is the founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based nonprofit dedicated to building bridges between young people of different faiths, through finding shared values and service to humanity.
September 10, 1 pm CST and September 13, 8 am – Sallie Felton, whose popular radio show “A Fresh Start with Sallie Felton” empowers listeners to bring change to their lives. Sallie is the coauthor of “Stepping Stones to Success” with Deepak Chopra. We will be discussing her forthcoming book, “GPS for Success,” which also features contributions from Stephen Covey, Les Brown, and Dr. John Gray.
I hope you can join us for these informative conversations -
Monica
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by Chamaigne Montana on August 19, 2010
Geoffrey Hoppe
Every week brings new insights into the writing process on Writers’ Voices. Sure, we delve into the content of our guests’ writing – but then we take the next step, to find out why they write, how they write, how they get published, and more. Check out this list of upcoming guests – the dates and times are for our live broadcasts on www.kruufm.com where you can listen via live streaming. The podcast will be posted on www.writersvoices.com about a week later.
August 20 1 pm CST, August 23 8 am – Geoffrey Hoppe channeling Adamus Saint-Germain, “Masters in the New Energy.” This book was the product of a 2007 gathering in Amsterdam of a group of New Energy Masters, intended as “a gift of wisdom and inspiration to those humans who choose to step into mastery in this time of great and profound change on the earth.”
August 20, 1:30 pm CST, August 23 8:30 am – Freddy Niagara Fonseca, “This Enduring Gift: A Flowering of Fairfield Poetry - 76 Poets Who Found Common Ground in One Small Prairie Town.” Listen in to learn about what of the most creative small towns in America.
New poetry anthology edited by Freddy Niagara Fonseca
August 27 1 pm CST, August 30, 8 am – Amy Boesky, “What We Have: A Memoir” from Gotham books. Amy Boesky is a previvor, someone with a “cancer gene.” This deeply moving book goes right to the core of life in the face of cancer.
September 3, 1 pm CST, Dr. Eboo Patel, “Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation.” Dr. Patel is the founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based nonprofit dedicated to building bridges between young people of different faiths, through finding shared values and service to humanity.
I hope you can join us for these informative conversations -
Monica
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by Chamaigne Montana on August 5, 2010
Linda Egenes with her husband Tom
Tune in to kruufm.com this Friday, August 6 at 1 pm Central time or Monday August 9 at 8 am for a repeat visit from award-winning author Linda Egenes. Ms. Egenes joins us to discuss her latest book “Super Healthy Kids: A Parent’s Guide to Maharishi Ayuveda,” coauthored with Dr. Kumuda Reddy. This is the first book on Maharishi Ayuveda and children. We last spoke to Ms. Egenes in May of 2009 regarding her lovely descriptions of the Amish community, “Visits with the Amish: Impressions of the Plain Life.” Linda Egenes is the author of over four hundred articles and two other books on Maharishi Ayuveda.
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by Chamaigne Montana on July 29, 2010
What do the words “borderland” or “frontier” conjure for you? Is it revolution, mystery, freedom, the wide open West? Or perhaps poverty, outlaws, desolate landscapes? In “Borderlines: Drawing Border Lives“, husband and wife Steven and Reefka Schneider, along with translator Jose Antonio Rodriguez, team up to portray the depth, beauty, joy and sorrow of the culture of the Mexican/American borderlands through art and poetry.
Tune in to livestream on KRUUfm.com this Friday, July 30, 1 pm Central , or Monday August 2 8 am, to listen to Monica and Caroline interview these artists about this moving project. Or check back at www.writersvoices.com to download the podcast.
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by Chamaigne Montana on April 8, 2010
Tune in to KRUU-LP 100.1 FM or kruufm.com this Friday, April 9, at 1pm Central to hear Monica Hadley and Cheryl Johnson interview the next big fantasy author, Sarah Prineas. Sara is the author of The Magic Thief and The Magic Thief: Lost. She holds a PhD in English literature and has taught honors seminars on fantasy and science fiction literature at the University of Iowa. She not only writes about dragons, but has a large collection of dragon action figures. Sarah is married to John Prineas, a physics professor, which gives her lots of ideas when she’s writing about magic prisoning devices and pyrotechnics. They are the parents of Maud and Theo.
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by Chamaigne Montana on April 1, 2010
Diana Leaf Christian is an author, speaker, and consultant to eco-villages, co-housing communities, and other types of intentional communities. She has written two books on joining and starting eco-villages – Finding Community: How to join and eco-village or intentional community, and Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Eco-Villages and Intentional Communities.
She was editor of Communities Magazine for 14 years, and now publishes “Ecovillages,” a free online newsletter about ecovillages worldwide. Diana was welcomed as a keynote speaker at the Japanese Ecovillage Conference in Tokyo in 2007. She was also an instructor at the first EDE course in the Philippines in 2009.
Her articles have appeared in Mother Earth News, Cohousing magazine, Permaculture Activist, and the Encyclopedia of Community. She has been interviewed by Time Magazine, the New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, AARP magazine, New Dimensions Radio, Peak Moment TV, NPR, and the BBC. Diana lives in an off-grid home at Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina.
Diana visited Fairfield, Iowa recently to present her slide show Eco-Villages: Where they are, What they’re doing, and Why they’re important. Diana will be here again on May 1st as a speaker at MUM’s Eco-Fair. Her talk will be entitled Spiritually Oriented Ecovillages: Consciousness, Ecological Sustainability, and Service to Others.
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