Zinta Aistars's Blog, page 9
June 8, 2015
Between the Lines: Growing up 4-H in the Sixties
by Zinta Aistars
for WMUK 102.1 FM
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: Anne-Marie Oomen
For a writer, few topics are more revealing, and make them more vulnerable, than writing a memoir.
Love, Sex and 4H
(Wayne State Univers...
for WMUK 102.1 FM
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: Anne-Marie Oomen
For a writer, few topics are more revealing, and make them more vulnerable, than writing a memoir.
Love, Sex and 4H
(Wayne State Univers...
June 1, 2015
Between the Lines: Tragedy to Hospital
by Zinta Aistars
for WMUK 102.1 FM
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: Larry Massie
Old postcards of Borgess Hospital
When the doors of the jail shut on the young man, the officers who arrested him thought he was just another young dru...
for WMUK 102.1 FM
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: Larry Massie
Old postcards of Borgess HospitalWhen the doors of the jail shut on the young man, the officers who arrested him thought he was just another young dru...
May 30, 2015
GSN: Planting the Seed with Senior Gardeners
by Zinta Aistars
Published in Golden Slippers Network
May 27, 2015
Photo credit: Golden Slippers Network
Nature heals. Nature rejuvenates. Nature connects us to our roots.
After a stressful day, a walk in the garden quiets the heart and restores a sense of peace. But the benefits don’t end there. According to the National Gardening Association, nearly 80 million Americans love nothing more than to sink their hands into the dirt and plant or weed a garden during their leisure time.As we age, our ab...
Published in Golden Slippers Network
May 27, 2015
Photo credit: Golden Slippers NetworkNature heals. Nature rejuvenates. Nature connects us to our roots.
After a stressful day, a walk in the garden quiets the heart and restores a sense of peace. But the benefits don’t end there. According to the National Gardening Association, nearly 80 million Americans love nothing more than to sink their hands into the dirt and plant or weed a garden during their leisure time.As we age, our ab...
May 18, 2015
Between the Lines: Politics and Community
by Zinta Aistars
for WMUK 102.1 FM
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: Adam Schuitema
Adam Schuitema with daughter Elizabeth
Haymaker is a fictional town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula created by Grand Rapids author Adam...
for WMUK 102.1 FM
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: Adam Schuitema
Adam Schuitema with daughter ElizabethHaymaker is a fictional town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula created by Grand Rapids author Adam...
May 12, 2015
Between the Lines: Great Lakes Adventure
by Zinta Aistars
for WMUK 102.1 FM
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: Loreen Niewenhuis
Loreen Niewenhuis
Her Keen boots slouch comfortably in the closet, shoelaces untied. This is not the first pair of boots Loreen Niewenhuis&nb...
for WMUK 102.1 FM
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: Loreen Niewenhuis
Loreen NiewenhuisHer Keen boots slouch comfortably in the closet, shoelaces untied. This is not the first pair of boots Loreen Niewenhuis&nb...
May 5, 2015
Between the Lines: Indie Books and Writers
by Zinta Aistars
Host of "Between the Lines" on WMUK
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: Jim Donahue, owner of Battle Creek Books, and Sandy Carlson, Battle Creek author
Independent booksellers and lo...
Host of "Between the Lines" on WMUK
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: Jim Donahue, owner of Battle Creek Books, and Sandy Carlson, Battle Creek author
Independent booksellers and lo...
April 30, 2015
1,000 miles, one step at a time
by Zinta Aistars
Published in Southwest Michigan's Second Wave
April 30, 2015
Loreen Niewenhuis says there's something addictive about her 1,000 mile walking adventures. She just finished her third. My story on Loreen for Second Wave.
Loreen NiewenhuisHer Keen boots slouch comfortably in the closet, shoelaces untied. This is not the first pair of boots Loreen Niewenhuis wore on her series of three 1,000-mile hikes, but, at least for a while, this pair will be the last. For her...
Published in Southwest Michigan's Second Wave
April 30, 2015
Loreen Niewenhuis says there's something addictive about her 1,000 mile walking adventures. She just finished her third. My story on Loreen for Second Wave.
Loreen NiewenhuisHer Keen boots slouch comfortably in the closet, shoelaces untied. This is not the first pair of boots Loreen Niewenhuis wore on her series of three 1,000-mile hikes, but, at least for a while, this pair will be the last. For her...
April 23, 2015
How does a vegetarian defend beef?
by Zinta Aistars
Published in Southwest Michigan's Second Wave Media
April 23, 2015
Nicolette Hahn Niman on the BN Ranch
One doesn’t usually think of eating as a political act, let alone a revolutionary one, but for many, what lands on the dinner plate not only provides nourishment, but also has become a means for saving the planet. What should and should not land on that plate and how it gets there is where the controversy, and the politics, begin.
Kalamazoo native Nicolette Hahn Niman...
Published in Southwest Michigan's Second Wave Media
April 23, 2015
Nicolette Hahn Niman on the BN RanchOne doesn’t usually think of eating as a political act, let alone a revolutionary one, but for many, what lands on the dinner plate not only provides nourishment, but also has become a means for saving the planet. What should and should not land on that plate and how it gets there is where the controversy, and the politics, begin.
Kalamazoo native Nicolette Hahn Niman...
April 9, 2015
2,185.3 Miles of Giggling and Chuckling on the Appalachian Trail
Long Distance SIP
By Zinta AistarsPublished in Lux Esto, Spring 2015Kalamazoo College Alumni Magazine
They met in the wilderness. Emily Sklar ’15 and Margaux Reckard ’13 were on LandSea, an outdoor pre-orientation program at Kalamazoo College, when the topic of doing something even more wild came up. Emily was an incoming sophomore, majoring in biology, and Margaux, an anthropology and sociology major, both group leaders.
Now and then, when their paths crossed again at K, the two young women ba...
By Zinta AistarsPublished in Lux Esto, Spring 2015Kalamazoo College Alumni Magazine
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They met in the wilderness. Emily Sklar ’15 and Margaux Reckard ’13 were on LandSea, an outdoor pre-orientation program at Kalamazoo College, when the topic of doing something even more wild came up. Emily was an incoming sophomore, majoring in biology, and Margaux, an anthropology and sociology major, both group leaders. Now and then, when their paths crossed again at K, the two young women ba...
April 6, 2015
Between the Lines: Soul of the World
by Zinta Aistars
for WMUK 102.1 FM
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: David Fideler.
David Fideler in Sarajevo, Bosnia
“Everything begins with starlight.” So writes David Fideler in the opening of his new book, Re...
for WMUK 102.1 FM
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: David Fideler.
David Fideler in Sarajevo, Bosnia “Everything begins with starlight.” So writes David Fideler in the opening of his new book, Re...
