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Going for BrokeAnne Strainchamps and Ray Suarez talk about reporting on poverty and why the care economy mattersThe hosts of "Going for Broke" discuss reporting on poverty and how to give economic insight a tone of empathy and a tangible sense of human connection.More about the series at ttbook.org/goingforbroke.
2022-11-2614 min
Holding History PodcastWhat Makes an Audio Archive Special?Our first episode features a conversation with Anne Strainchamps, host and co-founder of Wisconsin Public Radio's To the Best of Our Knowledge, the Peabody Award-winning public radio interview show heard on more than 200 public radio stations across the United States.
This episode’s Bookish Word, ogham, was created by UW-Madison graduate students Megan Fox and Rhett Blankenship.
To learn more about the texts, ideas, and people mentioned in this interview, visit the episode guide on HoldingHistory.org.
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2021-09-0626 min
BookmarksComing April 30: Bookmarks, Kid's Book EditionNeverland. Wonderland. Magic wands and unicorns. Your escape from COVID-19 is just a wish-upon-a-star away. Season 3 of Bookmarks — the kid’s book edition — is flying in on a fire-breathing dragon.
In this ragtag collection, awesome writers share their favorite children’s books from an audio treehouse of hope in tough times. Because you know what you need right now? An orphan on an adventure where she triumphs against all odds! It’s Black Girl Magic meets White Fang on a raft down the Mississippi with a little Search for Delicious along the way.
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2021-04-2301 minHolding History PodcastHolding History Podcast PreviewAn excerpt from our conversation with Anne Strainchamps.
2021-01-0601 min
The Podcast HourListening to the city: To The Best of Our KnowledgeTTBOOK (as it's known to its friends) started life as a radio show back in 1990 on Wisconsin Public Radio. 28 years later and it's still on the radio on nearly 200 different US stations, and of course now you can podcast it too! Husband and wife team Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson do most of the interviewing, with Anne taking the lead role as host. And the format's perhaps best described as 'variations on a theme'. Each episode takes a big idea and explores it with a range of different interviews. Recent topics have included the search for meaningful work, automation, and...
2018-12-0100 min