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May 14, 2016
Between the Lines: Memories of the Revolution
by Zinta Aistarsfor WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guest: Holly Hughes
Women who performed at the WOW Café Theater on New York City's Lower East Side sometimes called...
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guest: Holly Hughes
Women who performed at the WOW Café Theater on New York City's Lower East Side sometimes called...
May 9, 2016
Between the Lines: Novelist as Forger
by Zinta Aistarsfor WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guests: Dominic Smith
Dominic Smith CREDIT STACY SODOLAK
In some ways, Dominic Smith says novelists are lik...
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guests: Dominic Smith
Dominic Smith CREDIT STACY SODOLAKIn some ways, Dominic Smith says novelists are lik...
April 30, 2016
Between the Lines: Buckular Dystrophy
by Zinta Aistarsfor WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guests: Joseph Heywood
Joe Heywood with his dog Shaksper (Photo by Lonnie Heywood)
Poaching. It’s a disease, an addiction. So s...
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guests: Joseph Heywood
Joe Heywood with his dog Shaksper (Photo by Lonnie Heywood)Poaching. It’s a disease, an addiction. So s...
April 9, 2016
Between the Lines: Deadman and Mad Angler
by Zinta Aistarsfor WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guests: Michael Delp
Michael Delp (Photo by Claudia Delp)
Now that he's retired, you'll most often find Michael Delp at his cab...
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guests: Michael Delp
Michael Delp (Photo by Claudia Delp)Now that he's retired, you'll most often find Michael Delp at his cab...
March 30, 2016
From Benefactor to “Father”
By Zinta AistarsPublished in Kalamazoo College "LuxEsto"Spring 2016 Issue
LuxEsto, Spring 2016Gerhard Fuerst (Fürst) ’62 fingers the pile of clippings and photographs stacked high in front of him. There’s more, he says. Much more. Fuerst lives in the house on Academy Street that he inherited from the man he considers a second father, and the nooks and crannies of the house, from attic to basement, burst with the memories of the man who lived there before him: Knox W. Wicks ‘29. “This is a stor...
March 22, 2016
Between the Lines: Writing with Dinty Moore
by Zinta Aistarsfor WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guests: Dinty Moore
Dinty Moore (CREDIT RENITA ROMASCO)
Author Dinty Moore says he's gained a solid sense of humor be...
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guests: Dinty Moore
Dinty Moore (CREDIT RENITA ROMASCO)Author Dinty Moore says he's gained a solid sense of humor be...
March 19, 2016
Welcome Home Magazine: Room with a View
by Zinta Aistars
Published in the Spring 2016 Issue
Welcome Home Magazine
Kalamazoo, Michigan
WELCOME HOME SPRING 2016
A room without windows is, well, a box. Windows invite natural light and fresh air into a room. Windows can be a room’s best decorative feature. How to choose the right ones?
The many options in choosing windows for your home can be overwhelming. Prices can vary from a few hundred to thousands of dollars. When looking for new or replacement windows for your home, consider styles, m...
Published in the Spring 2016 Issue
Welcome Home Magazine
Kalamazoo, Michigan
WELCOME HOME SPRING 2016
A room without windows is, well, a box. Windows invite natural light and fresh air into a room. Windows can be a room’s best decorative feature. How to choose the right ones?The many options in choosing windows for your home can be overwhelming. Prices can vary from a few hundred to thousands of dollars. When looking for new or replacement windows for your home, consider styles, m...
March 8, 2016
Between the Lines: Desiree Cooper
by Zinta Aistarsfor WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guests: Desiree Cooper
Having worked most of her adult life as a newspaper columnist, Desiree Cooper says "fla...
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guests: Desiree Cooper
Having worked most of her adult life as a newspaper columnist, Desiree Cooper says "fla...
February 29, 2016
Between the Lines: Mark Nepo's Miracle
by Zinta Aistars
for WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guests: Mark Nepo
Mark Nepo (Photo by Michelle Gossman)
Almost thirty years ago, philosopher and poet Mark Nepo near...
for WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guests: Mark Nepo
Mark Nepo (Photo by Michelle Gossman)Almost thirty years ago, philosopher and poet Mark Nepo near...
February 13, 2016
Between the Lines: Andy Mozina's Contrary Motion
by Zinta Aistars
for WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guests: Andy Mozina
Andy Mozina (Photo by Chris Magson)
In contrary motion, things move in opposite directions. On a musical instrum...
for WMUK 102.1 FM
Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate
Between the Lines is my weekly radio show about books and writers with a Michigan connection. It airs every Tuesday at 7:50 a.m., 11:55 a.m., and 4:20 p.m. (or listen anytime online), on WMUK 102.1 FM, Southwest Michigan's NPR affiliate. I am the host of Between the Lines.
This week's guests: Andy Mozina
Andy Mozina (Photo by Chris Magson)In contrary motion, things move in opposite directions. On a musical instrum...
