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- The transHuman Code and Grandmother Power on A Novel Idea – September 1, 2019The Fourth Industrial Revolution.Heard of it? Maybe not, but I guarantee, you’re living in it.Technology and artificialintelligence, genomics and blockchains infiltrate our banking and economicsystems, transportation,our education, healthcare, communication, and everyaspect of our lives. Who is managing all this and who is safeguarding us from harmand exploitation?David Fergusson, who along withCarlos Moriera authored The TransHuman Code: How to Program your Future. Thebook is a guide for us to understand how we must imbed Humanity in ourtechnology rather than the other way around. David speaks with Suzanne Langfrom his home in New York.Paula Gianturco, whose colorfulbook of stories and photographs is about the humanity we must bring to eachother. Her book is Grandmother Power: A Global phenomenon and she joins Suzannein conversation.A Novel Idea airs on the firstSunday of every month on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @norcalpublicmedia.org /Download the FREE KRCB mobile app @ iTunes& Google Play!(All photos courtesy of authors) https://media.krcb.org/podcast/a_novel_idea/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/A_Novel_Idea_20190901_DavidFergu_SEP_01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS0 min
- Teacher, Author, and Poet Deborah Tobola on A Novel Idea – August 4, 2019Hummingbird in Underworld, Teaching in a Men’s Prison is poet Deborah Tobola’s memoir of working in the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo California. Working with inmate artists, a number of original theatrical productions were performed that changed people’s lives. Tobola weaves her own family history into the story for a compelling and enjoyable […]59 min
- Teacher, Author, and Poet Deborah Tobola on A Novel Idea – August 4, 2019Hummingbird in Underworld, Teaching in a Men’s Prison ispoet Deborah Tobola’s memoir of working inthe California Men’s Colony in SanLuis Obispo California. Working with inmate artists, a number of originaltheatrical productions were performed that changed people’s lives. Tobolaweaves her own family history into the story for a compelling and enjoyableread. Deborah Tobola in conversation with Suzanne M. Lang on KRCB’s A NovelIdea. https://media.krcb.org/podcast/a_novel_idea/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/A_Novel_Idea_20190804_DeborahTob_AUG_04.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS0 min
- Eliot Pattison in Conversation with Suzanne Lang on A Novel Idea – July 7, 2019Bones of the Earth is the tenth installment in the Inspector Shan mystery series by award winning author Eliot Pattison, whose interest in Tibet and the injustices brought upon the Tibetan culture and people over the past 60 years is the foundation of this series, and for mystery lovers, each one of these books is […]55 min
- Eliot Pattison in Conversation with Suzanne Lang on A Novel Idea – July 7, 2019Bones of the Earth is the tenth installment in the Inspector Shan mystery series by award winningauthor Eliot Pattison, whose interest in Tibet and the injustices brought upon the Tibetan culture and people over the past 60 years is the foundation of this series, and for mystery lovers, each one of these books is also in the best tradition of the genre. Pattison joins Suzanne Lang in conversation. https://media.krcb.org/podcast/a_novel_idea/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/A_NOVEL_IDEA_20190707_EliotPatti_JUL_07_0-55-00.362.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS0 min
- Bo Kearns and Frank Strausser Join Suzanne M. Lang on A Novel Idea – June 30, 2019Bo Kearns and Frank Strausser join Suzanne M. Lang in conversation. Each has published a first novel after years of writing in other forms: Kearns as a journalist and Strausser as a playwright. Ashes in a Coconut, by Bo Kearns, is set in the Indonesia of the 1980’s; a woman follows her husband there to […]58 min
- Bo Kearns and Frank Strausser Join Suzanne M. Lang on A Novel Idea – June 30, 2019Bo Kearns and Frank Strausser join Suzanne M. Lang in conversation. Each has published a first novel after years of writing in other forms: Kearns as a journalist and Strausser asa playwright.Ashes in a Coconut, by Bo Kearns, is set in the Indonesia of the 1980’s; a woman follows her husband there to save her marriage and discovers her own calling.Frank Strausser’s novel is Plastic – an LA crime story involving a cosmetic surgeon who gets involved in the nastier side of the wealth machine behind the stars. It’s a Novel Idea. https://media.krcb.org/podcast/a_novel_idea/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/A_NOVEL_IDEA_20190630_JUN_30_0-58-00.119.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS0 min
- The Guest Book Author Sarah Blake, and Author Laurie Ann Doyle – June 2, 2019The Guest Book follows three generations of a powerful American family as their wealth declines, examining “not just a privileged American family, but a privileged America.” Sarah Blake, the author of The Guest Book and also the NY Times bestseller, The Postmistress. She joins Suzanne M. Lang in conversation with A Novel. Idea. Sunday, June […]59 min
- The Guest Book Author Sarah Blake, and Author Laurie Ann Doyle – June 2, 2019The Guest Book follows three generations of a powerfulAmerican family as their wealth declines, examining “not just a privilegedAmerican family,but a privileged America.” Sarah Blake, the author of TheGuest Book and also the NY Times bestseller, The Postmistress. She joinsSuzanne M. Lang in conversation with A Novel. Idea. Sunday, June 2nd at 4pm PT.Also featured is Laurie Ann Doyle with her arresting volumeof short stories, World Gone Missing. https://media.krcb.org/podcast/a_novel_idea/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/A_NOVEL_IDEA_20190602_SarahBlake_JUN_02_SarahBlake_LaurieAnnDoyle_0-58-30.073.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS0 min
- Suzanne Lang has World Traveler Dena Moes and Journalist Jo Geise on A Novel Idea – May 5, 2019Mothers always take their children somewhere in life and on the planet. Dena Moes traveled with her two daughters and husband on a journey of passion and humility to India and Nepal. Recipient of the Independent Publisher Award for Travel, her book The Buddha Sat Right Here, a Family Odyssey through India and Nepal is […]1 hr 25 min
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Non-fiction to pulp fiction, host Suzanne M. Lang explores the world of books featuring conversations with writers, academics, and readers. We all have a story to tell. It’s A Novel Idea.