2005-01 (1/2/05)

The Life and Times of A.C. Gilbert: The Inventor of the Erector Set

Bruce Watson, author, The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made

Traffic Flow Theory

Nathan Gartner, professor of Civil & Transportation Engineering, UMass Lowell.

2004-52 (12/26/04)

Remembering Harlem

Katherine Butler-Jones, educator; activist; author, Deeper Roots.

Music of the Spanish Jews

Judith Wachs, director, Voice of the Turtle.

2004-51 (12/19/04)

Christmas Traditions

Bisse Bowman, member, St"mbandet; Jorge Capetillo-Ponce, assistant professor of Sociology, UMass Boston; Jonas Stundza, president, Boston Chapter, Lithuanian Folk Arts Institute.

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2004-50 (12/12/04)

Re-discovering Edith Piaf

Christine Zufferey, vocalist, and Catherine Capozzi, guitarist, of Ziaf.

Family Stories and Popular Culture: 1940-1960

Judith Smith, author, Visions of Belonging; director, Graduate Program in American Studies, UMass Boston.

2004-49 (12/5/04)

A Discussion with Deaf Poet, Ayisha Knight

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2004-48 (11/28/04)

Meet Louisa May Alcott

Jan Turnquist, Living History Performer; Director, Orchard House.

On Keeping a Journal

Alex Johnson, Author, Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal.

2004-47 (11/21/04)

What Happened to the Milkman?: Food Changes in Our Lifetime

Joe Carlin, Founder, Food Heritage Press; Regional Nutrition Specialist, U.S. Administration on Aging.

The Massachusetts Crimson Harvest

Jeffrey LaFleur, Executive Director, Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association.

2004-46 (11/14/04)

Childhood Asthma in Massachusetts

Laurie Stillman, Executive Director, Ashtma Regional Council of New England.

Digging Up the Past: Archeology in Boston

Ellen Berkland, Boston City Archeologist, Boston Landmarks Commission.

2004-45 (11/7/04)

Escaping Slaves and Abolitionism in New Bedford

Kathryn Grover, Author, The Fugitive's Gibraltar.

Exploring Waltham's Industrial History

Daniel Yaeger, Executive Director, Charles River Museum of Industry.

2004-44 (10/31/04)

The Witch's Craft

Andras Corban Arthen, Co-founder; Director, Earthspirit.

The Language of Cancer

Jean Trounstine, Breast Cancer Survivor; Author, Almost Home Free.

2004-43 (10/24/04)

Ambassador of the Dead: A Novel by Askold Melnyczuk

Askold Melnyczuk, Author, Ambassador of the Dead; Director, Creative Writing Program, UMass Boston.

Veiled Humor

Tissa Hami, Stand-up comic.

2004-42 (10/17/04)

Consumerism and Kids

Susan Linn, Author, Consuming Kids; Associate Director of the Media Center at the Judge Baker Childrenís Center.

Increasing Math Literacy Among Youth

London Hardy, Director, Young People's Project; Jasmine Scott, Math Literacy Worker.

2004-41 (10/10/04)

The Growth of the Older Workforce

FranÁoise CarrÈ, Director of Research, Center for Social Policy, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, UMass Boston..

The Housing Market in Massachusetts

Karl Case, Professor of Economics, Wellesley College.

2004-40 (10/3/04)

Free Speech Stories

Nan Levinson, Author, Outspoken; Ife Franklin, Artist.

Perspectives on Travel Photography

Don Gurewitz, Travel Photographer.

2004-39 (9/26/04)

Supporting Women and Girls

Renae Gray, Executive Director, Boston Women's Fund.

A Passion for Ukuleles

Davis Sweet, Member, Boston Hawaiian Club; Ukulele Hall of Fame.

2004-38 (9/19/04)

Women in the Trades

Maura Russell, Executive Director, Women in the Building Trades; Barbara Finley, Plumber.

The Road to the Olympics

Fredson Gomes, Tae Kwon Do Athlete; UMass Boston Student.

2004-37 (9/12/04)

Parenting Today: A Discussion with Pediatrician, T. Berry Brazelton

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2004-36 (9/5/04)

The Bread and Roses Strike of 1912

James Beauchesne, Visitor Services Provider, Lawrence Heritage State Park.

Below the Dirt and the Detours: Exploring Folk Traditions in the Big Dig Tunnels

From a special series on Massachusetts folk arts and traditions, brought to you by Maggie Holtzberg, Folk Arts and Heritage Program Manager for the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

2004-35 (8/29/04)

Being a Blue Man

Mike Brown and Eric Rubbe, Blue Men, Blue Man Group.

Butterflies Across Cape Cod

Tor Hansen, Co-author, Butterflies Across Cape Cod: A Guide to Finding, Attracting, and Observing Butterflies on the Cape.

2004-34 (8/22/04)

A World of Science Fiction

Deb Geisler, Chairperson, 62nd World Science Fiction Convention; Michael Burstein, Science Fiction Writer.

Tattooing in Massachusetts

Natan Lin, Producer, Boston Tattoo Convention; Owner, Darkwaves Tattoo Studio; Lightwaves Tattoo Studio.

2004-33 (8/15/04)

Reinventing Ice Cream

Steve Herrell, Founder, Herrell's Ice Cream

Pet Partners

Christiana Melton, President, Massachusetts Pet Partners

2004-32 (8/8/04)

A History of the Library

Matthew Battles, Author, Library: An Unquiet History

Winemaking in Massachusetts

Bill Russell, Vineyard Manager, Westport Rivers Winery.

2004-31 (8/1/04)

Getting Organized

Marilyn Paul, Author, It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys.

The Great Boston Molasses Flood

Steve Puleo, Author, Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919.

2004-30 (7/25/04)

Gambling Addiction

Christine Reilly, Executive Director, Institute for Research on Pathological Gambling and Related Disorders.

Acupuncture and "Eastern Medicine"

Dr. May Pian-Smith, Former Director, Acupuncture Services, MGH.

2004-29 (7/18/04)

Inventions in Our Lives

Mert Flemings, Program Director, Lemelson-MIT Program.

Dorchester and Community Media

Ed Forry, Publisher, Dorchester Reporter; Honorary Degree Recipient, UMass Boston.

2004-28 (7/11/04)

Women of the Islamic and Arabic Worlds

Wafaa' Salman, Founder, Institute for Near Eastern and African Studies.

Parenting At a Challenging Time

Paula Rauch, Director, Parenting At a Challenging Time, MGH Cancer Center.

2004-27 (7/4/04)

The Social Roots of School Shootings

Katherine Newman, Author, Rampage; Malcolm Weiner Professor of Urban Studies, John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Melville's Life in the Berkshires

Catherine Reynolds, Curator, Herman Melville's Arrowhead, Berkshire Historical Society.

2004-26 (6/27/04)

Science in the Private Interest

Sheldon Krimsky, Author, Science in the Private Interest; Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University.

Kabuki and Japanese Theatre

Peter Grilli, President, Japan Society of Boston.

2004-25 (6/20/04)

Multiculturalism and American Identity

Ronald Takaki, Founder and Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Berkeley; Honorary Degree Recipient, UMass Boston.

A Discussion with Novelist, Dennis Lehane

Dennis Lehane, Author, Mystic River and Shutter Island; Honorary Degree Recipient, UMass Boston.

2004-24 (6/13/04)

Women, Medicine, and Health

Vivian Pinn, Director, Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institute of Health; Honorary Degree Recipient, UMass Boston.

Grandfamilies

Stephanie Chacker, Director of Housing Services, Boston Aging Concerns-Young and Old United; Sonia Booker, Resident, Grandfamilies House.

2004-23 (6/6/04)

Sleep Shortage Among Adolescents

Katia Fredriksen, Doctoral Student, Clinical Psychology, UMass Boston.

The History Behind Miniature Books

Anne Bromer, Owner, Bromer Booksellers, Inc.

2004-22 (5/30/04)

Fan Filmmaking

Mark Volpe, Creative Director, FanzillaCon.

The State Boys Rebellion

Michael D'Antonio, Author, The State Boys Rebellion.

2004-21 (5/23/04)

Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican: A Documemoir

Claire Andrade-Watkins, Historian; Filmmaker; President, SPIA Media Productions Inc.

Body Image Obsession in Men and Boys

Roberto Olivardia, Clinical Psychologist; Co-author, The Adonis Complex.

2004-20 (5/16/04)

Burning the Earth's Past

Jeff Dukes, Assistant Professor, Biology, UMass Boston.

Language and Thought

Part II in our discussion with Lera Boroditsky, Assistant Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, MIT.

2004-19 (5/9/04)

Midlife and Beyond in the Inner City

Katherine Newman, Author, A Different Shade of Gray; Dean of Social Sciences, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Arts, Culture & Trade

Candelaria Silva, Director, ACT Roxbury; Ed Bullins, Playwright; Educator; Activist.

2004-18 (5/2/04)

Prince Estabrook: Slave and Soldier

Charlie Price, Historical Re-enactor; Member, Lexington Minute Men.

History and Memory: The 1704 Raid on Deerfield

Amanda Rivera Lopez, Co-Curator, Remembering 1704, Historic Deerfield.

2004-17 (4/25/04)

Confronting Bullying in Schools

Sean Haley, Executive Director, GLSEN Boston; and Eva Rosenberg, Student Co-Chair, GLSEN National Student Leadership Team.

The Economics of Baseball

Andrew Zimbalist, Author, May the Best Team Win; Robert. A. Woods Professor of Economics, Smith College.

2004-16 (4/18/04)

Building Community at UMass Boston

Jo Ann Gora, Chancellor, UMass Boston.

A Discussion with Architect Bruce Wood

Bruce Wood, Senior Designer, Kallmann, McKinnell & Wood Architects, Inc., designers of the UMass Boston Student Campus Center.

2004-15 (4/11/04)

Nigerian Women Rise Up

Judith Byfield, Associate Professor of History, Dartmouth College.

Refugee Trauma and Mental Health

James Lavelle, Director of International Programs and Community Organizing, Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma.

2004-14 (4/4/04)

Mai's America

Marlo Poras, Producer, Director, Mai's America

The Guzheng: Ancient Chinese Music Finds New Life

Another in a special series on folk arts in Massachusetts brought to you by State Folklorist, Maggie Holtzberg, of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

2004-13 (3/28/04)

The Art of Puppetry

Karen Larsen, Artistic Director, Puppet Showplace Theatre.

Is Your House Making You Sick?

Jeff May, Author, My House Is Killing Me!

2004-12 (3/21/04)

Witnessing the Nuremberg Trials

Raymond D'Addario, Former Army Photographer.

The Birth of Television

Evan Schwartz, Author, The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television.

2004-11 (3/14/04)

Gender Nonconformity, Race, and Sexuality

Toni Lester, Editor, Gender Nonconformity, Race, and Sexuality; Associate Professor of Law, Babson College.

Rhymes With Orange: A Discussion with Hilary Price

Hilary Price, Cartoonist; Author, Reigning Cats And Dogs: A Rhymes With Orange Tribute to Those Who Shed.

2004-10 (3/7/04)

Uncovering African-American Roots

Bruce Jackson, Principle Investigator, African-American DNA Roots Project, Boston University School of Medicine.

Jimmy Slyde: Tapping Tradition

Another in a special series on folk arts in Massachusetts brought to you by Maggie Holtzberg, Folk Arts and Heritage Program Manager for the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

2004-09 (2/29/04)

Getting Organized

Marilyn Paul, Author, It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys.

A History of Public Health

Chet Kennedy, Executive Director, Public Health Museum in Massachusetts.

2004-08 (2/22/04)

Language and Thought

Lera Boroditsky, Assistant Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, MIT.

Understanding Schizophrenia

Paul Nestor, Professor of Psychology, UMass Boston.

2004-07 (2/15/04)

A Personal History by Howard Zinn

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2004-06 (2/8/04)

Risk in Perspective

David Ropeik, co-author, Risk director of risk communication, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.

A Safe Haven for Farm Animals

Erin O'Bryan, Manager, Equine Center and Farm Animal Care and Adoption Center, Nevins Farm.

2004-05 (2/1/04)

Reflection in Action: Building Healthy Communities

Scherazade King, executive director, Project: Think Different; Jewel Cash, 1st Place Winner, Reflection in Action Dance Category.

Russian Iconographer Xenia Pokrovsky: A Keeper of Tradition

Another in a special series on folk arts in Massachusetts brought to you by Maggie Holtzberg, Folk Arts and Heritage Program Manager for the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

2004-04 (1/25/04)

Portraying Abolitionist Heroes

Guy Peartree, living-hisotry performer.

Losing Jonathan

Robert Waxler, co-author, Losing Jonathan; professor of English, UMass Dartmouth.

2004-03 (1/18/04)

Boston Chocolate Tour

Ted Gallo, coordinator, Boston Chocolate Tour; lead conductor, Old Town Trolley Tours.

Nutrition and Genetics

Jose Ordovas, director, Nutirition and Genomics Laboratory, Tufts University.

2004-02 (1/11/04)

Veiled Humor

Tissa Hami, stand-up comic.

The Improbable Players

Christina, actor/educator; program manager, Improbable Players; Kari Anne, actor; program assistant, Improbable Players.

2004-01 (1/4/04)

Filmmakers Confront the Stigma of Mental Illness

Bonnie DeRosa, executive producer; founder, RGP Productions.

What's In Your Attic?

Beverly Morgan-Welch, executive director, Museum of Afro-American History; Savina Martin-Mendez, donor, Sullivan Family Collection.