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Julie Fingersh on what it means to “Stay”

Julie Fingersh on what it means to “Stay”

On this week's 51%, we speak with journalist and author Julie Fingersh about her debut memoir Stay: A Story of Family, Love, and Other Traumas. Fingersh is the former executive director of the volunteer organization Boston Cares, and her journalistic work has appeared...

The Book Show | Danzy Senna – Colored Television

“Colored Television” by Danzy Senna is a take on love and ambition, failure and reinvention, and the racial-identity-industrial complex. The book follows Jane, a novelist, as she struggles to create a picture-perfect life with her husband and kids. Jane learns being a...

Wildfires and a mysterious mollusk

Wildfires and a mysterious mollusk

After 25 years of stumping scientists, a mysterious mollusk found drifting in the ocean off the coast of California, has been identified. We’ll learn more about this unusual animal. And we’ll learn about how human practices can both contribute to and help prevent...

Breast cancer with Life Kit’s Marielle Segarra

Breast cancer with Life Kit’s Marielle Segarra

On this week's 51%, WAMC's Ian Pickus speaks with NPR Life Kit host Marielle Segarra about the importance of breast cancer screening, and her own battle with breast cancer as a woman in her mid-30s. We also speak with Dr. Niraj Sharma of Cardinal Spine & Pain...