EpisodeHip Hop, You Don’t Stop
American-invented hip hop music is now an international phenomenon with rappers in countries like Japan and Senegal. Kevin Kosanovich (College of William and Mary) traces hip hop’s roots, focusing on …
EpisodeSheer Good Fortune – Celebrating Toni Morrison
Image courtesy Angela Radulescu Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison was born Chloe Wofford in 1931. She was 39 when she published her first novel about a black girl’s painful coming of …
EpisodeReplay: Poetry in a Recession
Poetry has long been used to celebrate love and family, but it has also always documented the dark times in human life. Bob Hicok (Virginia Tech) worked for twenty years …
EpisodeReplay: Whitman at War
In 1862, poet Walt Whitman went to Fredericksburg, Virginia, searching for his brother George who had been wounded in a Civil War battle. Whitman was so moved by the carnage …
EpisodePoetry in a Recession
From Homer to Chaucer to Rita Dove, poetry has plumbed and expressed human strife, love, and everyday realities. Bob Hicok (Virginia Tech) worked for twenty years in the automotive industry. …
EpisodeReplay: Furious Flower
Poet Lucille Clifton is widely acclaimed for her powerful explorations of race, womanhood, and spirituality. This June she was honored by the Furious Flower Poetry Center (James Madison University), which …
EpisodeWhitman at War
In 1862, poet Walt Whitman went to Fredericksburg, Virginia, searching for his brother George who had been wounded in a Civil War battle. Whitman was so moved by the carnage …
EpisodeReplay: “So… Beowulf?”
Beowulf, the most famous epic poem written in Old English, seems to be undergoing a revival. The recent movie featuring Angelina Jolie is just the tip of the iceberg. There …
EpisodeThe Road Less Traveled
US Highway 58 begins at the beaches of Hampton Roads and winds along the southern border of Virginia. Author Joe Tennis (Virginia Highlands Community College) shares stories from this road, …
