Radio Parallax

Shows

1. Vacation show 4: reprise interview with Sam Kean on his sciene book "The Violinists Thumb", one of our four chats with Sams, in this case about the genetic code
2. Speaking of four chats: reprise of our talk with Mary Roach in this case her book on the alimantary canal titles "Gulp"

1. Bestselling author Mary Roach talks up her latest effort Fuzz: When Nature Break the Law
2. High School plus 50, grade inflation, Obit: Ed Asner, travails of Billie Bush, GB&U, Nobel Prize to Journalists, watering golf courses in CA, that was a check swing

1. Current Events
2. Our chat with Mary Roach on "Packing for Mars
3. More Mary Roach: Bonk, the Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

1. Current Events, Letterman's a gas, chimps make war, homeless advocates bill Sacramento like drunken defense contractors
2. Author Mary Roach discusses her new book, "Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal"
3. Chat about SF Jersey Boys w/ Elizabeth Orpina of The California Aggie, who wrote a piece on the production

1. Current Events
2. Author, Mary Roach, talks about her new book "Packing For Mars, the Curious Science of Life in the Void"
3. More Science stuff

1. Current Events, Will Durst explains why he 'hates' Earth Day.
2. NYT Best selling author Mary Roach talks about her latest book; Bonk, the Curious Coupling of Science and Sex.
3. Science writer/Shakespeare researcher, Mark Anderson weighs in on a recently discovered portrait alleged to be of the bard.