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.
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.
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.
by Chamaigne Montana on March 25, 2010
Writers’ Voices returns to the Land of Oz this week, with an interview with Carol de Giere. Her book, Defying Gravity, takes readers into the creative world of Broadway and film composer Stephen Schwartz, from writing Godspell’s score at age 23 through the making of the megahit Wicked. For this first authorized biography, de Giere draws from 80 hours of interviews with Schwartz and over 100 interviews with his colleagues, friends, and family. Her sympathetic yet frank narrative reveals never-before-told stories and explores both Schwartz’s phenomenal hits and expensive flops. The book also includes a series of “Creativity Notes” with insights about artistic life, and more than 200 photographs and illustrations.
For more information on this book, please visit http://www.defyinggravitythebook.com/
by Chamaigne Montana on March 18, 2010
In a two-episode special event, Writers’ Voices unveils the makings of The Wizard of Oz and its prequel, Wicked. Biographers Evan Schwartz and Carol de Giere give us the inside scoop. Evan Schwartz, author of Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, reveals both the spiritual teachings and life experiences that inspired The Wizard of Oz. Tune in tomorrow, March 19 at 1pm Central (kruufm.com). Involving a Swami from the 1893 World’s Fair and a real yellow brick road, this is a fascinating inside look into a creative work that has influenced most of our lives. You might even find yourself pondering, “Am I a good witch or a bad witch…or both?!”
Next Friday, March 26, Carol de Giere talks about her book, Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspell to Wicked. Carol was inspired by The Artist’s Way to follow her dream as a freelance writer. This was her first book project. Along the way, she developed www.MusicalSchwartz.com, and a quarterly newsletter called The Schwartz Scene. With Carol’s extensive research, a Masters’ Degree in Writing and Bachelor of Science in Library and Information Science, this promises to be an excellent book. In this interview, we’ll complete our trip to the Land of Oz by asking her for the inside scoop on the creation of Wicked.
by Chamaigne Montana on March 10, 2010
Michael Linenberger will be our next guest this Friday, March 12 at 1pm Central on KRUU-LP 100.1 FM (http://kruufm.com). Michael is being called the “Efficiency Guru”. He’s a renowned teacher, speaker, consultant, and author of four top-selling productivity books. His Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook, was the #1 bestselling book on Microsoft Outlook for four years running.
His new Master Your Workday Now! Proven Strategies to Control Chaos, Create Outcomes & Connect Your Work to Who You Really Are will help you maximize your productivity, and find your “life’s work”.
by Chamaigne Montana on March 3, 2010
Safe food activist
Robyn O’Brien will speak to
Writers’ Voices this
Friday 3/5, 1pm and
Monday 3/8, 8am on
KRUU (http://www.kruufm.com).
We think you’ll be interested in her fearless book exposing some things about the food industry th at the “powers that be” would rather you not know. The Unhealthy Truth addresses questions like, “Why have American companies like Wal-Mart and Kraft Foods taken GMOs and many dangerous ingredients out of their European products, but left them in American products?” (That’s right. Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is safer to eat in England than it is in the U.S.!) This is a very sharp and conservative lady who was both slow to believe the truths she uncovered, and compelled by love for her children to keep searching, weighing, and revealing these facts about the food industry that we all need to know.
Robyn O’Brien, is being called “The Erin Brockovich of Food”. She is a conservative Texan with an MBA who used to roll her eyes when finicky parents talked about their children’s food allergies and special diets. Then her own children started having severe allergy problems, and she was catapulted into a research project that changed her life. In her book, The Unhealthy Truth, she lets us in on the secrets of GMO foods, the revolving door between the FDA and the food industry, and much more.
by Chamaigne Montana on February 24, 2010
Tune in to KRUUfm.com Friday at 1pm or Monday at 8am Central Time for this interview with Jeff Klein, author of Working for Good: Making a Difference While Making a Living. An enthusiastic practitioner and proponent of conscious business, Jeff was one of the visionaries and driving forces behind several endeavors you’ve undoubtedly heard of: Seeds of Change (the organic open pollinated seed company), the career of musician Yanni, Private Music (a record company sold to BMG in 1996), the Spinning fitness program, the ChiRunning fitness program, FLOW, the nonproit organization that gave rise to Conscious Capitalism, Peace Through Commerce, and Accelerating Women Entrepreneuers.
Jeff also co-founded Conscious Capitalism, Inc with John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market.
In this interview with Jeff Klein, Caroline Kilbourn and Monica Hadley will be speaking with Jeff about his new book, Working for Good: Making a Difference While Making a Living.
by Chamaigne Montana on February 17, 2010
This Friday on Writers’ Voices, Fairfield’s own Gloria Wendroff will be discussing Heavenletters, which come through a process she calls Godwriting. She will be teaching a Godwriting workshop this weekend in Fairfield. Joining us for this interview will be her business partner, Santhan.
Here’s how to listen in:
LIVE — Friday, February 19 at 1PM Central Time on KRUU-LP 100.1 FM in Fairfield, Iowa, or worldwide at www.kruufm.com.
REBROADCAST — Monday, February 22 at 8AM Central Time on KRUU.
PODCAST ARCHIVE — Look for this episode on our homepage this weekend and share your comments! www.writersvoices.com
by Chamaigne Montana on February 11, 2010
Now is the time to start registering for the University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival. Here to give you the inside scoop is Cheryl Johnson, writing instructor with the Festival. Listen for this information during the last half of our show this week.
Cheryl will be co-hosting along with Monica Hadley to welcome award-winning picture book author Jill Esbaum. Jill is also an instructor for the Institute of Children’s Literature and the Quad Cities Chair for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. We will be discussing her delightful book about a naughty dog with a secret passion for poetry.
Here’s how to listen in:
LIVE — Friday, February 12 at 1PM Central Time on KRUU-LP 100.1 FM in Fairfield, Iowa, or worldwide at http://kruufm.com.
REBROADCAST — Monday, February 15 at 8AM Central Time on KRUU.
PODCAST ARCHIVE — Look for this episode on our homepage this weekend and share your comments! www.writersvoices.com
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.