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Do we have the power to chose our own family? That's one of the questions Kate Hamer asks in her latest novel, The Doll Funeral. The story centers on 13-year-old Ruby, who finds out she is adopted and runs away from home in search of her real parents. What she experience along her journey leaves her uncertain about what is real and what is not. On this edition of Conversations, Hamer talks about how The Doll Funeral crosses genres and has been referred to as a modern fairytale by reviewers.00000184-7fa9-d6f8-a1cf-7fad01f70002

The new album of guitarist Sharon Isbin with Isabel Leonard (Alma Espagnola) features Spanish songs, some of which were arranged by Isbin herself.She…

August 20, 2017: we prepare for Monday's solar eclipse, and hear from astronauts Steve Hawley and John Grunsfeld.

On this edition of Conversations, Joan Brady talks about her latest book, Alger Hiss: Framed - A New Look at the Case that Made Nixon Famous. In 1948, Alger Hiss was identified along with several other government officials as belonging to a communist network. The others plead the Fifth Amendment, but Hiss chose to publicly deny the claim against him. Richard Nixon pressed the case against Hiss and his victory set him on a course to become President.00000184-7fa9-d6f8-a1cf-7fad02150002

Reshma Saujani is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology. She is the founder of Girls Who Code, a national non-profit organization with chapters in all 50 states. On this edition of Conversations, she joins me to talk about her organization and two new books for girls, Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World, and the novel The Friendship Code #1.00000184-7fa9-d6f8-a1cf-7fad023d0002

September 17, 2017: Admiral Cecil Haney outlines military challenges and strategic deterrence in the 21st century in this Kansas State University Landon Lecture. Haney served as the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command from 2013 to 2016.

October 1, 2017: Baldwin resident John Musgrave, who is featured prominently in the new PBS documentary, "The Vietnam War." Join Kaye McIntyre for this special conversation with Musgrave.

October 7, 2017