In This Blessed Earth by Ted Genoways, we read about Dr. Don Wilhite, international expert on drought. In this episode Don joins us on the front porch to tell us about the critical challenge of drought and its impact on food production. Dr. Wilhite was the founding director of the National Drought Mitigation Center and has worked around the world to help producers, regions, and countries implement sound water planning practices.
Linda and Nancy discuss This Blessed Earth by investigative journalist Ted Genoways. This nonfiction book follows a year in the life of a Nebraska farm family and examines the social, political, emotional, economic, and environmental challenges facing the people who grow the food WE eat! The book was named one of the Smithsonian’s Ten Best Books of 2017. Linda and Nancy discuss their family’s farming background and recognize the complex decisions agricultural producers face.
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Author Lisa Lawmaster Hess joins us on the front porch to discuss her Christian fiction book, Casting the First Stone. The book is the first in a trilogy about three strong female characters navigating a child custody battle. Old wounds and mistakes threaten to destroy each character’s dreams for her life. Lisa describes how she developed the characters in the book and how her own journey and experiences inform her writing.
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Linda and Nancy discuss Casting the First Stone, the first book in a trilogy by Lisa Lawmaster Hess. Three heroines face-off over a custody battle that bring out their own insecurities and past experiences. Linda and Nancy debate how, in our culture, women navigate relationships and they reflect on lifelong friendships that have supported them. They also discuss how the book upends some stereotypes about faith.
Author Sarah Crawford joins us on the front porch to discuss her work, Lessons from Better People. Sarah describes her experience as a Syracuse University Remembrance Scholar visiting Lockerbie, Scotland where, 30 years ago, 35 Syracuse University students and 11 residents were killed in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103. She reflects on how the people she met in Lockerbie created a path through through unspeakable grief. We also discuss her internship at a Brussels PR firm and the challenges of mastering office life in a foreign country. Sarah graduated from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a degree in PR, Writing & Rhetoric, and a minor in European History. She was a 2019-2020 Remembrance Scholar, a Renee Crown Honors Grant recipient, and recipient of the Best of Student Nonfiction Writing award.
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