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Each week host Nancy Wiegman talks to local, regional and national writers about their latest projects. Nancy's Bookshelf airs on NSPR Fridays at 10 a.m.... more
FAQs about Nancy's Bookshelf:How many episodes does Nancy's Bookshelf have?The podcast currently has 507 episodes available.
September 13, 2023Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Peter Coyote in his lesser-known roleAward-winning actor and author Peter Coyote shares a series of techniques and improv exercises with masks to help calm your mind and free yourself from self-doubt....more53minPlay
September 06, 2023Nancy's Bookshelf: Chico author Gayle Kimball interviews doctors and scientists on healingAuthor Gayle Kimball's book "The Mysteries of Healing: Dialogues with Doctors and Scientists" explores the current research and personal characteristics of 19 visionaries from the US, Canada, and the UK....more53minPlay
August 30, 2023Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: An anesthesiologist offers a consumers guide to safe surgery and chronic pain managementDr. James E. Cottrell expands on the fears and importance of getting proper surgery....more53minPlay
August 23, 2023Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Two former champion debatersWorld champion debater Bo Seo tells the inspiring story of his life in "Good Arguments: What the Art of Debating Can Teach Us About Listening Better and Disagreeing Well." Also, author Roland McElroy talks about what he learned as a high school debater and what he's observed about political debating....more53minPlay
August 16, 2023Nancy's Bookshelf: Two Chico military veterans tell their storiesArmy veteran TJ Richardson recounts his return to college, and Author Phillip Elkins takes a road trip from Northern California to Acapulco in his latest book....more53minPlay
August 09, 2023Nancy's Bookshelf: Two former Chico State professors look back at very different times in California historyTony Waters is the translator of The Man from Bangkok by Thai author Rong Wongsavun about his travels in California and San Francisco in particular. Also, Michele Shover recounts how Chico's Chapman town got its name, as told in her book Chico's Chapmans....more53minPlay
August 02, 2023Nancy's Bookshelf: Viewing the Bible as myth and mythologyAuthor Heather Hamilton weaves her experiences, discourses on religion, and the Bible to help readers form their ideas about spirituality....more53minPlay
July 19, 2023Nancy's Bookshelf: Veteran and attorney E.M. Liddick copes with returning home and his dad’s Alzheimer’s.E.M. Liddick relives his fall from grace and searches for a way back home. His book, "All the Memories That Remain: War, Alzheimer's, and the Search for a Way Home," is a tribute to his journey from war, his father's diagnosis of Alzheimer's, and finding meaning in what remains....more53minPlay
July 12, 2023Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Stephen Arrington relives his troubled pastStephen Arrington is an award-winning author and a motivational and drug education speaker. In his latest, "In DeLorean's Shadow: The Drug Trial of The Century by The Sole Surviving Defendant," he walks you through the trials and tribulations of his past from utter darkness to the shining light....more53minPlay
July 05, 2023Nancy's Bookshelf: Former Chico resident and wildlife tour guide writes that wolves created YellowstoneAuthor and wildlife tour guide Scott Huber explores the history of Yellowstone....more53minPlay
FAQs about Nancy's Bookshelf:How many episodes does Nancy's Bookshelf have?The podcast currently has 507 episodes available.