Gordon Whitman is the Deputy Director of Faith in Action. As a community organizer, legal services lawyer and strategist, Gordon has helped build community organizations for 18 years. On this edition of Conversations, he joins us to talk about his book, Stand Up! How to Get Involved, Speak Out, and Win in a World on Fire.

Frank Billingsley has been a Houston, Texas Weatherman for almost 30 years. Billingsley is adopted and became curious about his birth parents. He’s written a memoir about his experiences using genetic testing and genealogical programs to piece together his family history. On this edition of Conversations, he joins us to talk about Swabbed and Found: An Adopted Man’s DNA Journey to Discover his Family Tree.

On this edition of Conversations, artist Justin Marable joins us to talk about his immersive and interactive art instillation at the Lawrence Arts Center. Marable built the experience around a narrative he created about time traveling activists who work to alter the course history for the benefit of our future. The exhibit will be on display through February 24th.

Amy Emberling and Frank Carollo are master bakers and the co-owners of Zingerman’s Bakehouse, an artisanal bakery in Ann Arbor, Michigan. To celebrate their 25^th anniversary, they’ve published a cookbook aptly titled Zingerman’s Bakehouse. On this edition of Conversations, Amy and Frank join me to talk about the book.
 

Most of us don't think about chicken until it shows up in the grocery store or on our plate. On this edition of Conversations, Maryn McKenna joins me to talk about her latest book, Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats.