Likely Stories

“Mr. Texas,” by Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright, is a novel about the making of a Texas state legislator.

Welcome to this weeks edition of Likely Stories, my name is Malcolm Foster, operations assistant at KWBU. The book I want to discuss today is a brutal, yet occasionally beautiful example of how some things, for better and worse, even in the most drastic of scenarios, never change.

Hi. Welcome back to Likely Stories. I'm Paige Connell and I teach English at Midway High School. The late 1960s must have been quite a time to be alive. I missed it by just a decade or so. Groovy tunes, free love, mod fashion, patriarchal oppression. Wait, that last one doesn't sound so fun, but it is a topic that the author delves into in the social commentary masquerading as a story about unwed pregnant teenagers in Central Florida.

In Thirst, Mary Oliver invites us into a quiet conversation between sorrow and faith, where nature and grace meet in every line.

This is the Reverend Dr. Andrew Armond, associate rector of Saint Albans Episcopal Church here in Waco. Welcome to this week's edition of Likely Stories.

From Broadway to Bada Bing: a new biography unpacks the life, career, and lasting impact of James Gandolfini, star of The Sopranos.

Hello, and welcome back to Likely Stories. I’m Paige Connell, and I teach English at Midway High School.

I’m Joe Riley with KWBU, and this is Likely Stories.

Welcome to this week’s installment of Likely Stories on KWBU. My name is Gia Chevis. Maybe you’ve found yourself pausing to reflect on your life so far…the passage of time, the tricks of memory, and the wonders you’ve witnessed. If so, then you may appreciate the wisdom and strength Abigail Thomas shares in her memoir, Still Life at Eighty.

Hi, my name is Harrison Otis, and welcome to Likely Stories. Today I'll be reviewing Steve Saint's 2005 memoir, End of the Spear.