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📚 WRBH Weekly Schedule (05/25- 05/31)! 🎧---https://www.wrbh.org/2026/05/26/weekly-schedule-for-05-25-05-31/ ---📻 Tune in...
05/26/2026

📚 WRBH Weekly Schedule (05/25- 05/31)! 🎧
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Books on Air:

Best Selling Non-Fiction: NOMADLAND: SURVIVING AMERICA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY written by Jessica Bruder

Great Literature: MYTHOLOGY written by Edith Hamilton

Best Selling Fiction: KANTIKA written by Elizabeth Graver

Contemporary Classics: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY written by Michael Chabon

The Book off the Shelf: WHEN NIETZSCHE WEPT: AN INTELLECTUAL THRILLER written by Irvin D. Yalom

The Random Book: WHEN WE HAD WINGS: A NOVEL written by Ariel Lawhon, Kristina McMorris, and Susan Meissner

Little Free Library Book: THE SEARCHERS: THE MAKING OF AN AMERICAN LEGEND written by Glenn Frankel

Daily Dose of Science: STIFF: THE CURIOUS LIVES OF HUMAN CADAVERS written by Mary Roach

Macabre Monday: PILGRIM: A MEDIEVAL HORROR written by Mitchell LĂĽthi

Children’s Book: POEM STEW written by William Cole

Young Adult Literature: THE BOY WHO LOST HIS FACE written by Louis Sachar

The Self-Help Book: MEDITATIONS written by Marcus Aurelius, translated by Gregory Hayes

Mystery Hour: THE SECOND DEADLY SIN written by Lawrence Sanders

Outer Limits: PLATFORM DECAY (BOOK 8 OF THE MURDERBOT DIARIES) written by Martha Wells

WRBH After Dark: YOU ARE HERE written by David Nicholls

Biographies: NO TIME LIKE THE FUTURE written by Michael J. Fox

Spanish Book: TBD

This week's Featured Book is...NOMADLAND written by Jessica Bruder---Program: Best Selling Non-FictionTime: Mon-Fri @ 6a...
05/20/2026

This week's Featured Book is...NOMADLAND written by Jessica Bruder
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Program: Best Selling Non-Fiction
Time: Mon-Fri @ 6am, 2pm, 1am (Tues-Sat)
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https://www.wrbh.org/2026/05/20/featured-book-of-the-week-nomadland-by-jessica-bruder/
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The New York Times bestseller and inspiration for Chloé Zhao's 2020 Golden Lion award-winning film starring Frances McDormand.

"Stunning and beautifully written. . . brilliant and haunting"
― Arlie Russell Hochschild, New York Times Book Review

"People who thought the 2008 financial collapse was over a long time ago need to meet the people Jessica Bruder got to know in this scorching, beautifully written, vivid, disturbing (and occasionally wryly funny) book." ―Rebecca Solnit
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From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon’s CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short, often underwater on mortgages, these invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands in late-model RVs, travel trailers, and vans, forming a growing community of nomads: migrant laborers who call themselves “workampers.”

On frequently traveled routes between seasonal jobs, Jessica Bruder meets people from all walks of life: a former professor, a McDonald’s vice president, a minister, a college administrator, and a motorcycle cop, among many others―including her irrepressible protagonist, a onetime cocktail waitress, Home Depot clerk, and general contractor named Linda May.

In a secondhand vehicle she christens “Van Halen,” Bruder hits the road to get to know her subjects more intimately. Accompanying Linda May and others from campground toilet cleaning to warehouse product scanning to desert reunions, then moving on to the dangerous work of beet harvesting, Bruder tells a compelling, eye-opening tale of the dark underbelly of the American economy―one that foreshadows the precarious future that may await many more of us. At the same time, she celebrates the exceptional resilience and creativity of these quintessential Americans who have given up ordinary rootedness to survive. Like Linda May, who dreams of finding land on which to build her own sustainable “Earthship” home, they have not given up hope.

📚 WRBH Weekly Schedule (05/18- 05/24)! 🎧---https://www.wrbh.org/2026/05/18/weekly-schedule-for-05-18-05-24/ ---📻 Tune in...
05/18/2026

📚 WRBH Weekly Schedule (05/18- 05/24)! 🎧
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Books on Air:

Best Selling Non-Fiction: NOMADLAND: SURVIVING AMERICA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY written by Jessica Bruder

Great Literature: MYTHOLOGY written by Edith Hamilton

Best Selling Fiction: KANTIKA written by Elizabeth Graver

Contemporary Classics: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY written by Michael Chabon

The Book off the Shelf: WHEN NIETZSCHE WEPT: AN INTELLECTUAL THRILLER written by Irvin D. Yalom

The Random Book: WHEN WE HAD WINGS: A NOVEL written by Ariel Lawhon, Kristina McMorris, and Susan Meissner

Little Free Library Book: WIN THE RACE OR DIE TRYING: UNCLE EARL'S LAST HURRAH written by Jack B. McGuire

Daily Dose of Science: PEAK: SECRETS FROM THE NEW SCIENCE OF EXPERTISE written by Anders Ericcson

Macabre Monday: PILGRIM: A MEDIEVAL HORROR written by Mitchell LĂĽthi

Children’s Book: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS written by Lewis Carroll

Young Adult Literature: THE BOY WHO LOST HIS FACE written by Louis Sachar

The Self-Help Book: MEDITATIONS written by Marcus Aurelius, translated by Gregory Hayes

Mystery Hour: THE SECOND DEADLY SIN written by Lawrence Sanders

Outer Limits: SYSTEM COLLAPSE (BOOK 7 OF THE MURDERBOT DIARIES) written by Martha Wells

WRBH After Dark: YOU ARE HERE written by David Nicholls

Biographies: NO TIME LIKE THE FUTURE written by Michael J. Fox

Spanish Book: TBD

This week's Featured Book is...MYTHOLOGY written by Edith Hamilton---Program: Great LiteratureTime: Mon-Fri @ 7am, 3pm, ...
05/13/2026

This week's Featured Book is...MYTHOLOGY written by Edith Hamilton
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Program: Great Literature
Time: Mon-Fri @ 7am, 3pm, 2am (Tues-Sat)
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Dive into the timeless tales of gods and heroes in this bestselling A-to-Z encyclopedia detailing classic myths and legends—perfect for curious readers and academics alike.

"Edith Hamilton retells the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths with a sure taste and scholarship that help to restore their quality as perennial and refreshing fables about human nature, including our own."―The New Yorker

"No one in modern times has shown us more vividly than Edith Hamilton 'the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome.' Filtering the golden essence from the mass of classical literature, she proved how applicable to our daily lives are the humor and wisdom of more than 2,000 years ago."―New York Times
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Edith Hamilton's mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture—the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present.

We follow the drama of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus. We hear the tales of Jason and the Golden Fleece, Cupid and Psyche, and mighty King Midas. We discover the origins of the names of the constellations. And we recognize reference points for countless works for art, literature and culture inquiry-from Freud's Oedipus complex to Wagner's Ring Cycle of operas to Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra

Both a reference text for scholars of all ages and a book to simply enjoy, Mythology is a classic not to be missed.

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05/11/2026

📚 WRBH Weekly Schedule (05/11- 05/17)! 🎧
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Books on Air:

Best Selling Non-Fiction: NOMADLAND: SURVIVING AMERICA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY written by Jessica Bruder

Great Literature: MYTHOLOGY written by Edith Hamilton

Best Selling Fiction: KANTIKA written by Elizabeth Graver

Contemporary Classics: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY written by Michael Chabon

The Book off the Shelf: WHEN NIETZSCHE WEPT: AN INTELLECTUAL THRILLER written by Irvin D. Yalom

The Random Book: THE QUEENS OF ANIMATION: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE WOMEN WHO TRANSFORMED THE WORLD OF DISNEY AND MADE CINEMATIC HISTORY written by Nathalia Holt

Little Free Library Book: WIN THE RACE OR DIE TRYING: UNCLE EARL'S LAST HURRAH written by Jack B. McGuire

Daily Dose of Science: PEAK: SECRETS FROM THE NEW SCIENCE OF EXPERTISE written by Anders Ericcson

Macabre Monday: PILGRIM: A MEDIEVAL HORROR written by Mitchell LĂĽthi

Children’s Book: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS written by Lewis Carroll

Young Adult Literature: THE BOY WHO LOST HIS FACE written by Louis Sachar

The Self-Help Book: MEDITATIONS written by Marcus Aurelius, translated by Gregory Hayes

Mystery Hour: THE SECOND DEADLY SIN written by Lawrence Sanders

Outer Limits: SYSTEM COLLAPSE (BOOK 7 OF THE MURDERBOT DIARIES) written by Martha Wells

WRBH After Dark: YOU ARE HERE written by David Nicholls

Biographies: NO TIME LIKE THE FUTURE written by Michael J. Fox

Spanish Book: TBD

“He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the day their moth...
05/09/2026

“He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves.”
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

This week's Featured Book is...Meditations written by Marcus Aurelius (translated by Gregory Hayes) ---Program: The Self...
05/06/2026

This week's Featured Book is...Meditations written by Marcus Aurelius (translated by Gregory Hayes)
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Program: The Self Help Book
Time: Saturdays & Sundays @ 11am
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Timeless insights into what it takes to lead a meaningful life—still profoundly relevant nearly two thousand years later.

“Meditations offers a glimpse into [Marcus Aurelius’s] mind, his habits, and his approach to life. . . . I think any reader would find something useful to take away from it.”—James Clear, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits

“It is unbelievable to see how the emperor’s words have stood the test of time. . . . Read a page or two anytime you feel like the world is too much.”—Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Wall Street Journal
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Your ability to control your thoughts—treat it with respect. It’s all that protects your mind from false perceptions—false to your nature, and that of all rational beings.

A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written. With bite-size insights and advice on everything from living in the world to coping with adversity and interacting with others, Meditations has become required reading not only for statesmen and philosophers alike, but also for generations of readers who responded to the straightforward intimacy of his style.

In Gregory Hays’s translation—the first in nearly four decades—Marcus’s thoughts speak with a new immediacy. In fresh and unencumbered English, Hays vividly conveys the spareness and compression of the original Greek text. Never before have Marcus’s insights been so directly and powerfully presented.

With an Introduction that outlines Marcus’s life and career, the essentials of Stoic doctrine, the style and construction of the Meditations, and the work’s ongoing influence, this edition makes it possible to fully rediscover the thoughts of one of the most enlightened and intelligent leaders of any era.

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