WAMC: 51% Show # 1033 (2009-04-30)

51 % The Women's Perspective

51% Show # 1033

(2009-04-30)

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ALBANY, NY (WAMC) - I'm a reader. That makes this show particularly fun for me. I get to do a lot of reading. But I still find myself overwhelmed when I walk into a book store and even the library - row after row of titles I've never heard of. MJ Rose is an author and founder of Authorbuzz.com...and for her, creative ideas can't just be limited to writing books...she's trying to remake the book business.

8:25 Authorbuzz

MJ Rose is the author of The Memorist, published by Mira Books. Find out more about Authorbuzz at authorbuzz.com.

Education funding is tight in this economy, and so-called extras are getting cut. Today Jennifer Hahn, a communications expert who works to help non-profits and community organizations, shares her passion - keeping arts programs available to our children.

6:23 Arts Ed

Jennifer Hahn is a principle with Douglas Gould and Company. To find out more about what the arts do for our students, visit keepartsinschools.org.

Just as the tie between playing the trumpet and finding a cure for cancer might not be obvious, the solution to environmental and economic problems in Nepal might not seem to have anything to do with saving tigers and elephants. But Washington correspondent Laura Iiyama says the World Wildlife Fund is finding it's all related.

6:11 Iiyama

And finally, we've got a little insight into the brain of commentator Kimberly Kay. In her world, everything has cosmic significance.

2:14 Kay signs

Kimberly Kay lives in NY's Catskills...which is probably some sort of sign.
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