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    Radio Curious » Mendocino County

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    Thomas, Sam — Midwives and Murder

    Thomas, Sam — Midwives and Murder
    The rather fascinating tale of midwifery and murder in York, England set in the mid 1640s is the topic of our conversation with Sam Thomas, author of “The Midwife’s Tale,” and “The Harlot’s Tale.”  While researching English history for his Ph.D. thesis, Thomas happened on to the Will of Bridget Hodgson, a midwife.  A fictionalized […]

    Where’s the Water? Ask the Dowser.

    Where’s the Water? Ask the Dowser.
    Finding water on a ridge top, as in where is a good place to drill and how deep will it be before there’s good water, is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Rob Schroeder, a water well driller based in Ukiah, California and employed by Weeks Drilling of Sebastopol, California.  […]

    Buckley, Mary: What Are You Afraid Of?

    Buckley, Mary: What Are You Afraid Of?
    “What Are You Afraid Of?” is the title of a cd released in August 2013 by singer and songwriter Mary Buckley, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious.  Mary has a wide range of skills and experiences and has been singing her songs since she was a young teenager in the mid-1970s.  She visited […]

    Organic Grapes, Wine & Charlie Barra

    Organic Grapes, Wine & Charlie Barra
    One might say that wine is the life blood of Charlie Barra, the founder of Barra of Mendocino Organic Wines.  He’s our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. Barra was born in 1928, close to his winery, about five miles north of Ukiah, in Mendocino County, California.  His parents, both immigrants from the Piedmont […]

    Freed, Lynn — Reflections on a Life

    Freed, Lynn — Reflections on a Life
    The personal journal is often not meant for the eyes of anyone but the writer. When a stranger’s journal is read, the reader often becomes a voyeur to the innermost secrets of another. And whether it is a true journal or one of fiction, who cares? Often, it remains a good story. Lynn Freed, originally of Durban, South Africa, […]

    Parrish, Will — Tree Sit to Protest Highway Bypass

    Parrish, Will — Tree Sit to Protest Highway Bypass
    Journalism and civil disobedience is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Mendocino County journalist, Will Parrish, a graduate of UC Santa Cruz with a major in Sociology and Social Change and a minor in Journalism. Currently, he describes himself as a “social change activist/journalist.” In this interview recorded in the […]

    Lowenthal, Gary — Down and Dirty Justice

    Lowenthal, Gary — Down and Dirty Justice
    Crime and criminal justice is the topic.  Our guest is Emeritus Law Professor Gary T. Lowenthal, at the Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law at Arizona State University.  He’s the author of the 2003 book, “Down and Dirty Justice:  A Chilling Journey into the Dark World of Crime and the Criminal Courts.” This program, recorded […]
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