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HOLDER TONIGHT

with
PETER ANTHONY HOLDER
The Week Of
APRIL 28-MAY 2, 2008



MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2008
12:35am

Animation and technology writer and blogger Emru Townsend was diagnosed with leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant from a matching donor. We talk to him and his sister Tamu about the difficulties in finding donors, particularly within the Black community.
1:05am

Architect and housing inspector, Morris Charney, talks about the structural integrity of your home. (For more info check the Alpha-file under "Charney")
2:05am

Elizabeth Potts Weinstein is the author of Grow-Up! Strategies: The 7 Legal & Financial Strategies You Need to Up-Level Your Small Business. She knows the three biggest mistakes that "Mompreneurs," women who run businesses from their homes, make.

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2008
12:35am

Peter Franklin, the Gabby Cabby, is in New York to share a slice of the Big Apple from his yellow mobile conveyance lounge. He's also the author of the book Gabby Cabby: The Inside Scoop from New York's Last English-Speaking Cabdriver.

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1:05am

Sandra Grabman and actor Wright King are the authors of No Retakes: Actors & Actresses Remember the Era of Live Television, a look back at the glory days of acting in television when you had just one shot to get it right.

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1:35am

Author and humorist Jan Dynes is on to talk about her new novel Refraction, plus you'll also learn a little bit about her life including her planned trip around the world in a sailboat and what happened on that journey.

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2:05am

Jane Marla Robbins is back on the show. She is the author of Acting Techniques for Everyday Life: Look and Feel Self-Confident in Difficult Real-Life Situations. And now there's a just published deck of flash cards based on the book, Perform at Your Best: Acting Techniques for Business, Social, and Personal Success.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008
12:35am

gavel gif Lawyer Cindy Charness from the firm of Charness, Charness & Charness answers legal questions. (For more info check the Alpha-file under "Charness")
1:05am

Should you take your Blackberry on vacation? Is an email an acceptable means of writing a thank-you note? When and where is it OK to use your cell phone or camera phone? We put these questions of modern day etiquette to John Bridges, author of How to Be a Gentleman.

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1:35am

Robert Plarr and Michael Fulton are on to offer up sustainable solutions in energy, helping to make you more environmentally friendly. You can find out more information by going to their website at worldsnest.com.
2:05am

Moreah Vestan is a woman who has done it all. She's been a nun, she's been a nudist, she is a communication trainer, life coach and author. Her book is called Pleasures and Ponderings: From Nun to Nudist to Now.

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THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008
12:35am

Misha Glenny is the author of McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld. Misha will actually be in town as part of the upcoming Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival.

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1:05am

If you're watching your furniture floating by perhaps it's time to call a plumber. We have one. David Soroka is in to answer your plumbing questions around the house. (For more info check the Alpha-file under "Soroka")
2:05am

Jim Steinmeyer is the author of Charles Fort: The Man Who Invented the Supernatural. Charles Fort was a writer who was fascinated by what he called "the damned."

You can also check out Book Of The Damned: The Collected Works Of Charles Fort with an introduction by Jim Steinmeyer.

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2:35am

The National Adult Spelling Bee is going to take place this weekend in Long Beach, California. We talk to the organizer, Justin Rudd.

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008
12:35am

Stuart Nulman is in with another edition of Book Banter. The reviewed books are:
12:45am

Steve Walsh, with another segment of Steve Walsh: Our Man In The Heart Of America: Checking Out The Nation's Pulse. Find out what wacky things our Jefferson City, Missouri based correspondant has found in the U.S.
1:05am

We go inside the minds of serial killers. Jack Levin is the Brudnick Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Northeastern University, as well as the director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict. He's also the author of Serial Killers and Sadistic Murderers: Up Close and Personal.

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1:35am

We talk about language pet peeves with Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever: Annoying Words and Abused Phrases You Should Never Use Again.

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2:05am

How do you deal with online auction sites without getting scammed? We talk to Michael Ford, author of Scams and Scoundrels: Protect Yourself from the Dark Side of eBay and Paypal.

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