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New guidebook invites travelers to explore Ohio’s ancient earthworks
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – For decades, architectural historian John E. Hancock traveled across Europe with guidebooks in hand, studying some of the world’s most celebrated cultural sites. Now he’s applied… Read More
An unsung astronaut gets her due: author Marlene Targ Brill on Judith Resnik
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Judith Resnik logged more than 144 hours in space, earned a doctorate in electrical engineering, and joined the groundbreaking 1978 NASA class that included the first… Read More
‘If You’re Angry and You Know It, Go Outside’: author Mara Giglio on helping children navigate big feelings
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – In this episode of Conversations From Studio B, host Emily Votaw interviews Mara Giglio, Director of the Appalachian Peace and Justice Network and author of If… Read More
Editors of ‘Settling Ohio: First Peoples and Beyond’ talk with WOUB’s Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Conversations From Studio B: ‘Settling Ohio: First Peoples and Beyond’ ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Timothy G. Anderson and Brian Schoen are the editors of Settling Ohio: First… Read More
‘This Place of Silence’ gives readers in-depth look at Ohio’s cemeteries
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – This Place of Silence: Ohio’s Cemeteries and Burial Grounds was published earlier this month by Ohio University Press. The book includes entries about cemeteries from each… Read More
David Sanders meditates on time, memory, and The Beatles in ‘Bread of the Moment’
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WOUB Digital · David Sanders meditates on time, memory, and The Beatles in ‘Bread of the Moment’ We are always in the present. It’s a mysterious state. We are forever… Read More
‘The Last Of His Mind: A Year In the Shadow Of Alzheimer’s’ recounts John Thorndike’s poignant final year with his father
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WOUB Digital · ‘The Last Of His Mind’ recounts John Thorndike’s poignant final year with his father When author John Thorndike’s father, Joseph Thorndike, started writing Christmas cards to people… Read More
South Sudan Expert to Talk at Alden Library
Public interview and Q&A with Douglas Johnson who is considered to be the most prominent living historian on the subject of South Sudan. Copies of his book, South Sudan: A New History for a… Read More
Speaking With Author Michelle Houts About the Importance of Biography For Young Readers
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Charley Harper is one of the most beloved artists in the history of the state of Ohio. His trademarked style, minimal realism, rendered wildlife into playful, colorful, and captivating shapes. WOUB’s… Read More
The Messy Reality of Opioid Addiction: Speaking With Writer Michael Henson
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there were 3,613 opioid-related overdose deaths in Ohio in 2016. That harrowing statistic is made up of mothers, brothers, daughters, grandparents, cousins,… Read More