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Brad Ryan discusses his new memoir, "Grandma Joy and Me: A Journey of Healing, One National Park at a Time", which chronicles the eight-year journey he shared with his grandmother, Joy Ryan, through all 63 U.S. national parks. During the conversation, Ryan reflects on family reconciliation, aging, intergenerational connection, and the lessons he learned while traveling across the country with his grandmother.

In this episode of Conversations From Studio B, host Emily Votaw interviews John E. Hancock about his new book, "Traveler's Guide to Ancient Ohio."

On this episode of WOUB's "Conversations from Studio B," host Emily Votaw talks with author Marlene Targ Brill about "Judith Resnik: Unsung Astronaut," her new title for Ohio University Press's "Biographies for Young Readers" series. The conversation traces Resnik's path from Akron to the 1984 Discovery mission, the private life she guarded even from NASA colleagues, and Brill's effort to restore a remarkable Ohioan to the history that overlooked her.

Poets Ivars Balkits, Albert Rouzie, and Wendy McVicker read and discuss poetry.

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Hosts Albert Rouzie, Wendy McVicker, Ivars Balkits, and Bonnie Proudfoot read and discuss poetry.

In this episode of "River of Words," host Wendy McVicker interviews poet Bonnie Proudfoot. The conversation has a focus on Proudfoot's new book, "Incomer," launching May 9 at Passion Works in Athens.

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This episode of River of Words features host Wendy McVicker in conversation with City of Athens Poet Laureate Becca J. R. Lachman.

This episode of "River of Words" features host Wendy McVicker in conversation with Athens Poet Laureate Becca J. R. Lachman about poetry’s role in fostering connection and reflection. Lachman reads from her work and discusses her community-focused initiatives as Athens Poet Laureate.