http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/archive/author_archive.php?aut_id=30283 en-us Copyright 2013 American Public Media Fri, 24 May 2013 11:03:13 -0500 Listeners wrote in to tell us about eating stuff they've harvested in the city they live in, how to handle a kindergartener with a mohawk and the level of humor appropriate for public radio. http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/03/14/letters Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:59:01 -0500 This week we hear from listeners who urge us to forget about the Seattle SuperSonics, chaperone a middle-school dance and get out Star Wars planets down. http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/02/29/letters Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:07:19 -0600 On our Web site, we've been making this magical computer collage of the pictures our listeners have taken over the weekend. We randomly grab the latest 104 pictures from Flickr that are tagged "Weekend America" -- or just "weekend" -- and post them on our Web site. It's been looking really cool lately and we decided to ask a few of the photographers who appeared on the site to tell us about their photos and their weekends. http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/02/22/flickr Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:48:59 -0600 Listeners are still weighing in on Weekend America host Bill Radke's ambivalence about having a second child. We also hear from Louis Wynne, a professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico and the author of the "Healing the Hurting Soul: a survival manual for the black sheep of every family." http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/02/15/letters Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:53:37 -0600 This is the year of the rat, according Chinese astrology. Rats are smart, mischievous and maybe a little too clever for their own good. Famous Rats include Galileo, Shakespeare, Jimmy Carter, Gwenyth Paltrow and rapper Eminem. At the start of every new year, many take the time to reflect on the past. Some prefer the active approach. Like Weekend America's Shirley Shin. No lunar year would be complete without a visit to the neighborhood psychic. http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/02/15/shaman Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:22:36 -0600 Listeners took issue with our panelists' take on the intentions of children. We take the opportunity to learn about the history of children's rights. http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/02/01/letters Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:40:18 -0600 Presidential campaigns are pulling all-nighters in South Carolina and Florida, as well as in Sweden, Hong Kong and Madagascar. American Democrats living abroad will be voting next month by mail, fax, in polling places and -- for the first time -- over the Internet. http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/01/25/demsabroad Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:01:30 -0600 Last week listeners thought we talked too light- heartedly about addiction. But they were pleased that we explored the idea of trashing the cell phone. http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/01/18/letters_plus Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:00:00 -0600 The conflict in Iraq is different from any other for many women in the military. Women are dying in greater numbers, but also facing more difficulties in military life, including sexual harassment. Weekend America host Desiree Cooper gets an update. http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/01/11/gender Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:07:09 -0600 The 2008 presidential elections are drawing more Americans into politics for the first time. We hear from listeners who are registering to vote or joining campaigns for the first time, and ask them why they had to get involved. http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/01/04/listenerelections Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:48:06 -0600 Last week listeners thought we had too much army, and too much home sweet home on the show. http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/01/04/letters Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:09:07 -0600