You might remember the jump-rope rhyme “Rich man, poor man beggar man thief, doctor lawyer, indian chief” and regular listeners to Word By Word: Conversations With Writers know that host Gil Mansergh has interviewed writers who who are rich and poor, who beg and steal, heal people, defend people and serve as Chairman of a …
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10th Annual Redwood Writers Anthology – September 20, 2015
Gil Mansergh welcomes Christina Goulart, Susan E. Gunter, and Susanna Solomon, three of the talented writers featured in a special 10th anniversary writers anthology collected, edited and published by Redwood Writers. With over 150 members, our local Redwood Writers branch is the largest and arguably the most active of the 21 branches in the California …
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“What Are They Up To Now?” – August 9, 2015
This month, it’s a news-worthy “What Are They Up To Now?” version of Word By Word, Conversations With Writers, as host Gil Mansergh reprises conversations with guests who are in the news. Late breaking new stories includes the just-released movie starring Billy Cruddup playing Stanford psychologist emeritus Philip Zimbardo, and new books and honors for …
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Jessica Jackley; Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey – July 12, 2015
Listeners to Word By Word: Conversations With Writers host Gil Mansergh wants listeners to know they have a great opportunity to hear two conversations with award-winning advocates for radical forms of entrepreneurism on July’s show. “Find your voice,” says KIVA co-founder Jessica Jackley. “This means expressing something about you and what you believe. It is …
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David Dodd – June 14, 2015
Gil Mansergh hosts a special Grateful Dead version of Word By Word Conversations With Writers on North Bay Public Media KRCB-FM. His guest is librarian and cultural historian David Dodd, author of a massive book with the rather long title: The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics: The Collected Lyrics of Robert Hunter and John Barlow, …
10-minute Play Contest Winners – May 10, 2015
This month’s Word By Word:Conversations With Writers is one of the show’s signature round-table discussions where four guests share microphones, and host Gil Mansergh tries to make sure listeners know whose voice is filling the airwaves. This conversation is even more fun than usual, because the room is populated by four of the six prize-winning …
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Alexander McCall Smith – April 26, 2015
Internationally beloved bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith calls his hour-long chat with Word By Word host Gil Mansergh “something quite extraordinary…a real conversation.” The creator of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency has over 100 titles in print. A fabled raconteur, McCall-Smith shares anecdotes and advice for other writers while reading selected passages from his …
Laurie R. King – March 8, 2015
This month, Word By Word host Gil Mansergh has a sparkling conversation with Laurie R. King, the winner of the John Creasy Memorial Award for The Beekeeper’s Apprentice – the first of a dozen historical mysteries featuring Mary Russell and her mentor (and eventual husband) Sherlock Holmes. Laurie R. King was inducted into the prestigious …
Susan Pease Gadoua and Vicki Larson – February 8, 2015
Since Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, KRCB-FM’s Word By Word: Conversations With Writers host Gil Mansergh invited the North Bay thearapist and bestselling author Susan Pease Gadoua and award-winning journalist Vicki Larson to help us reconsider our thoughts about love and marriage with their groundbreaking book, The New I Do: Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists …
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Waights Taylor, Jr. – January 11, 2015
January’s Word By Word: Conversation With Writers broadcast is a special tie-in with the Martin Luther King holiday. Host Gil Mansergh welcomes Birmingham, Alabama-born writer Waights Taylor Jr. and his award-winning historical memoir, Our Southern Home: Scottsboro to Montgomery to Birmingham–The Transformation of the South in the Twentieth Century. Waight’s newest book is the first …