The Writer’s Corner on WLRH features prose and poetry submitted by talented TN Valley wordsmiths. With each episode, a different voice is heard in “The Writer’s Corner,” with a commentary or poem recorded by the author. Many of our writers have received awards at the state and national level, while others are exhibiting their creative abilities for the first time.
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As a result of a daytime programming change, WLRN canceled Sundial, the locally-produced arts and culture show, effective Friday Feb. 2, 2024.
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Since the dawn of civilisation, humans have used everyday materials to create mathematical models of the world around them. This album explores the ancient Greeks' astrolabe as a model of the skies; the sundial, to tell the time; Babylonian clay tablets to record wages and trading of sheep; wooden tallies for bulk-buying beer, the Incas' use of knots and string, and the sophisticated number-engine invented by Charles Babbage. This material forms part of The Open University course MST121 Usin ...
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New contributor Hannah Kanfer shares a personal story about compassion in her essay "The Meaning of a Haircut".WLRH Public Radio által
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Huntsville poet Ginny Gilbert offers a look at the future if we're not mindful of our actions now.WLRH Public Radio által
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Margaret takes us along on a springtime adventure!WLRH Public Radio által
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Michael Guillebeau muses about songs and poems written in his soul.WLRH Public Radio által
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New Sundial contributor Eileen McCoskey brings us her story entitled "Home".WLRH Public Radio által
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English teacher Amy Dobbs has compiled her Calhoun students' thoughts on what makes life worth living into a poem.WLRH Public Radio által
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New contributor Suezy Proctor recounts a "lemons to lemonade" story!WLRH Public Radio által
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Sundial contributor Jackie Williams recalls a blustery day spent in a hospital waiting room with a frightening man.WLRH Public Radio által
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Sundial contributor Kate Watts brings a story about her investigations into her ancestry that have no connection to coffee.WLRH Public Radio által
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Sundial contributor and snowbird Cindy Small gives us an inside look at life around the pool in her senior community in Florida.WLRH Public Radio által
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Sundial contributor Pat Graves remembers one of the soldiers whose interment he witnessed between his tours to Vietnam.WLRH Public Radio által
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Andrew Gonzales returns with his tribute to airports, which, believe it or not, he enjoys visiting!WLRH Public Radio által
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Sundial contributor Rose Battle recalls her first experience with employment and the lessons she took with her throughout life.WLRH Public Radio által
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Sundial contributor Ron Warren shares a personal story of a close family member with dementia.WLRH Public Radio által
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Artist Chire Regans searches for the truth in portraits, names and hair
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The Black Lives Matter movement pushed Chire Regans' art in the direction of social awareness. From portraits of gun violence victims to sculptures exploring hair braiding practices, the new Oolite Arts resident hopes to spark change through her pieces.Carlos Frías által
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How Snarky Puppy’s Michael League brings all genres to the table
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Grammy-winning bandleader of Snarky Puppy tells us how breaking into Dallas' gospel scene and making his own band influenced his music. Now he's bringing all of those influences to the Miami Beach's GroundUP Music Festival which he co-founded.Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena által
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The 'Queen of Cleaning' comes to South Florida
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Auri Kananen has become famous for going around the globe and cleaning some of the messiest homes. Her book is titled “Happiness Cleaning: How to Embrace the Mess and Love the Cleanup.”Carlos Frías által
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Joyce Billingsley looks back on her life and appreciates that she has always been able to adapt.WLRH Public Radio által
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How artist Nathan Sawaya built a career out of Lego bricks
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Nathan Sawaya is a contemporary artist who uses LEGO bricks exclusively for his art. His global exhibition The Art of the Brick comes to Miami at the Olympia Theater.Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena által
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Best of: How a trip to Cuba - and music - taught duo Afrobeta about who they are
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One of our best Sundial conversations: Tony Laurencio and Cuci Amador are the founders of Afrobeta — they embody a Miami sound. They star in the Emmy-nominated documentary, "Birthright," about their trip to play in Cuba. They join us to talk about that controversial trip and what it taught them about themselves.We originally aired this conversation…
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Musician Guy Michel on challenging the status quo and taking risks with his cello
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Guy Michel is a Palm Beach County-based improvisational cellist and entertainer whose performances across South Florida challenge the status quo.Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena által
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Broken promises in a Liberty City housing project are at the center of this film
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In the new documentary, Razing Liberty Square, director and producer Katja Esson, explores how climate gentrification is affecting residents living on the highest-and-driest ground in Miami.Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena által
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Catch us in the clouds with The Norton Museum's artist-in-residence, Nora Maité Nieves
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Nora Maité Nieves is currently an artist in residence at The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach. In her exhibit “Clouds in the Expanded Field,” connects her Caribbean roots to the skies above whatever city she might find herself in.Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena által
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Drummer Willie Stewart of Third World takes us through Jamaica's 'musical genealogy'
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Carlos Frías is joined by Willie Stewart, a music educator and the former principal drummer and percussionist for the band Third World.Carlos Frías által
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'Never Drop the Ball' shows how the Negro Leagues helped desegregate America
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Michael Anderson and Fabián Cárdenas are the filmmakers behind WLRN TV’s latest documentary Never Drop the Ball. They told us how the Negro Leagues helped desegregate baseball — and America.Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena által
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Sundial contributor Hethalyn Godwin shares a personal story about gifts given—and received.WLRH Public Radio által
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Brad Meltzer and his heroes — RBG, Mister Rogers and his teacher Ms. Spicer
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New York Times bestselling author of thrillers, mysteries and children’s books Brad Meltzer visits South Florida to promote his latest book Ordinary People Change the World: Ruth Bader Ginsberg.Carlos Frías által
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'Wait, wait ... for us:' A wild hour wrangling comedian Paula Poundstone
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You might recognize her from the show “Wait wait…Don’t Tell Me.” Author and comedian Paula Poundstone has jokes! And she shares them with us before her performance at The Parker in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, January 26.Carlos Frías által
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How growing up in prisons helped this Miami Herald reporter find the light in dark stories
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South Florida journalist Brittany Wallman, who won a 2019 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Parkland school shooting for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, is now working as an investigative journalist for the Miami Herald.Carlos Frías által
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John Miller's larger-than-life glassblowing exhibit 'Order Up!' will make you hungry
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John Miller is an associate professor of glass at Illinois State University. His art show “Order Up! The Pop Art of John Miller” is now at the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami. We talk about diner culture, which inspired the larger-than-life glass pieces.Carlos Frías által
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Sundial contributor Michael Brown uses metaphor to explain the controversy over the Crimson Tide's ranking this season—and show that it's nothing new!WLRH Public Radio által
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Miami film critic Rene Rodríguez talks Barbenheimer, Golden Globes and the year in film
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We talk best and worst movies from 2023 with René Rodriguez. He’s a former film critic and manages the Cosford Cinema at the University of Miami. He also tells us what he's looking forward to in 2024.Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena által
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Getting real with Ron Magill: Lessons learned from the animal world
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Wildlife photographer and Zoo Miami’s “Goodwill Ambassador," Ron Magill joins us to talk about new book The Pride of a Lion.Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena által
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Dating advice, lucky babies and the Miami Heat: Our moments of joy from 2023
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From street art to music and baseball, host Carlos Frías and producers Leslie Ovalle Atkinson and Elisa Baena highlight their favorite moments on Sundial in 2023.Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena által
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