Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we’re reading, watching, and listening to. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online.

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In this episode, Lauren Walker from the Rhody Radio crew and Coventry Public Library sits down with Laurie Lindemann, who is a Master Certified KonMari consultant serving all of New England and beyond. She helps people declutter their homes using the KonMari Method, which consists of the systems and strategies created by decluttering expert Marie Kondo as described in her best-selling book, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.” Laurie talks about how we can declutter our homes and spark more joy!

For more information about Laurie’s organizing services, visit www.declutterpronto.com.

“The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo is available to borrow as a book, e-book, or audiobook from your local library.

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Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell  you what we’re reading, watching, and listening to. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online.

This week’s episode theme is "New Year, New Worlds" and features:

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Join Dr. Mehnaz Afridi, professor of religious studies at Manhattan College and the director of the Holocaust, Genocide & Interfaith Education Center, as she introduces us to her book, Shoah Through Muslim Eyes, which was nominated for the Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Research and the Jacob Schnitzer Book Award. In this presentation, Dr. Afridi takes us through her research on the Muslim perspective of the Holocaust and antisemitism, and introduces us to how the Muslim world in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe was impacted by the Holocaust. With her research and writing, Dr. Afridi brings to light the enormity of the Holocaust for the world and in particular the Muslim reader, and calls for readers to find interfaith solidarity with each other.

This podcast is presented in collaboration with the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center Baxt Lecture Series, an annual event that brings Holocaust education to the greater Rhode Island community.

Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we’re reading, watching, and listening to. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online. This episode’s theme is: Magical Feminism.

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In this episode, Michael Girard of New England Explorers shares some tips and tricks for getting out there and seeing all that New England has to offer! He shares stories of his best exploration trips, and throughout the episode is a tale from a specific exploration at Lacey's Cave in England. Listen along and be inspired to start exploring today (whether that's out in the world, or through a book!). 

In this episode of Rhody Recommends, Rhody Radio crew member, Emily Goodman, wraps up her Best of 2022. 

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In this episode, Lauren Walker from the Rhody Radio crew and Coventry Public Library takes us on a walking tour of historic Maple Root Cemetery in Coventry, Rhode Island. This tour is based on information from the Pawtuxet Valley Preservation and Historical Society Cemetery Group.

For more information about the PVPHS Cemetery Group, visit https://www.facebook.com/pawtuxetvalleyhistoricalcemeteries.

Works cited:

Eddleman, Bill, and John E. Sterling. Coventry, Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries. Gateway Press, 1998.

Harpin, Mathias Peter. The High Road to Zion. Harpin's American Heritage Foundation, 1976.

Huntley, Natalie. “Tombstone Symbols.” Tombstone Symbols, https://tn-roots.com/tndyer/cemetery/symbols.html.

Keister, Douglas. Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography. Gibbs Smith, 2004.

Ludwig, Allan I. Graven Images: New England Stonecarving and Its Symbols, 1650-1815. Wesleyan University Press, 2000.

Powell, Kimberly. “Photo Gallery of Cemetery Symbols and Icons.” ThoughtCo, ThoughtCo, 3 July 2019, https://www.thoughtco.com/photo-gallery-of-cemtery-symbolism-4123061.

Symbolism in the Carvings on Old Gravestones. Association for Gravestone Studies, 1989.

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Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we’re reading, watching, and listening to. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online.

This week’s episode theme is Graphic Memoirs and features:

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This election day, we're celebrating this starting point in the civic process with an excerpt from a recent episode of Down Time with Cranston Public Library in which we talked with Tammy and Emily from the Womxn Project and John Marion from Common Cause RI to talk about voting and other ways to get involved with the government in the Ocean State. You’ll also hear our regular segment, The Last Chapter, where we discuss a library or bookish question. This week we answered the question: If you could rewrite a book from another character's perspective, what character would you choose? Enjoy!

Listen to the full episode, including Tammy, Emily, and John's book and movie suggestions, first published on October 18. 2022.

Check out our episode with Tammy and Emily, first published on August 30, 2022.

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