Conner Calling Schedule

 

The Forge of Christendom by Tom Holland: Book Cover Friday, May 1- Hank will be chatting with Tom Holland, the author of The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West.

 

Origins of the Specious by Patricia O'Conner: Book CoverFriday. May 8- Hanks guest will be Patricia T. O’Connor, author of Origins of The Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language .

 

Flying by Eric Kraft: Book CoverFriday, May 15- Hanks guest is Eric Kraft, author of Flying.

 

We Two by Gillian Gill: Book CoverFriday, May 22- Hank’s guest is Gillian Gil, author of We Two, Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals.

 

Devil's Garden by Ace Atkins: Book CoverFriday, May 29- Hank chats with Ace Adkins about his new book Devil's Garden.

 

Friday, June 19- Hank chats with popular guest Kevin McCarthy, Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Florida, about American English usage.

 

 

 

 

Previous Shows

 

Book CoverFriday, June 18, 2004- Best selling author Michael Connelly talked about his book The Narrows, another in the Harry Bosch series.

 

 

Book CoverFriday, June 25, 2004- Alan Elsner, author of  Gates of Injustice:The Crisis in America’s Prisons, was Hank’s guest.

 

Friday, July 2, 2004- Hank's guest was Ben Wilcox, Executive Director of Common Cause Florida.

 

Book CoverFriday, July 9, 2004- Phillip Weiss, author of American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps ,discusseed his controversial new book with Hank Conner.

 

Book CoverFriday, July 16, 2004- Mary Roach chatted about her new book  Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.

 

Book Cover  Friday, August 6, 2004- Professor Martin Uman of the University of Florida discussed lightning and his book, which he co-authored with Dr. Vlad Rakov, Lightning: Physics and Effects. 

 

Robert X. CringelyFriday, August 13, 2004- Hank talked to cyberspace guru Robert X. Cringely.

 

Friday, August 20, 2004- Hank’s guest was Garrison Keillor who  discussed his new book, Home Grown Democrat.

 

Friday, Aug.27, 2004- Two of North Central Florida's most influential people Ron Cunningham and Jake Fuller of the Gainesville Sun were Hank's guests. 

 

Friday, Sept.3, 2004- No show. Instead a Labor Day special.

 

Friday, Sept.10, 2004- Conner Calling was not heard because of the special coverage of the inauguration of Dr. Bernie Machen as the new president of the University of Florida.

 

Friday, Sept.17, 2004- Hank interviewed Dr. Will Swift on his new book The Roosevelts and the Royals.

 

 Friday, Oct. 15, 2004- Hank talked with Linda Fasulo, United Nations correspondent for NBC News, about her book An Insiders Guide to the U.N.

 

 Friday, Oct. 22, 2004- Hank's guest was Douglas C. Waller, author of A Question of Loyalty: General Billy Mitchell and the Court-Martial That Gripped the Nation 

 Friday, Oct. 29, 2004- William Scott Wilson discussed his book The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi

Friday, Nov.5, 2004- Bob Kealing, author of  Kerouac in Florida: Where the Road Ends

Book CoverFriday, Nov.12, 2004- Florida Senator Bob Graham joined Hank for a discussion of his new book Intelligence Matters.

Book CoverFriday, Nov. 19, 2004- Warren St.John talked about his new book Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: A Journey Into Fan Mania.

 

Friday, Nov. 26, 2004- Hank off while a post-Thanksgiving special aired.

                                                                         

Friday, Dec.3, 2004- Hank chatted with University of Florida Journalism Professor and Pulitzer Prize winning photographer John Kaplan about his latest book Photo Portfolio Success.                                                       

Book CoverFriday, Dec.10, 2004- Journal of Light: The Visual Diary of a Florida Nature Photographer  was discussed with its author, photographer John Moran.

 

Book CoverFriday, Dec.17, 2004- Dr. Kenneth R. Bzoch discussed his new book How Babies Learn To Talk: A Book For New Parents And Grandparents. 

 

 

 

Book Cover Friday, January 21, 2005- Steven Graubard discusses his book  Command of Office: How War, Secrecy and Deception Transformed the Presidency, from Theadore Roosevelt to George W. Bush .

 

Book CoverFriday, Jan.28, 2005- Hank’s guest is Peter Sander co-author of  Cities Ranked & Rated: More than 400 Metropolitan Areas Evaluated in the US & Canada.

 

Friday, Feb.4, 2005- Professor Kevin McCarthy discusses American English usage with Hank.

 

Friday, Feb.11, 2005- Hank welcomes back Gainesville’s own Romance writer Darlene Marshall to discuss her new book Smuggler’s Bride.

 

Book Cover Friday, Feb.18, 2005- Sharan Newman discussed her book The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code.

 

 

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 Friday, Feb.25, 2005- UF Distinguished Service Professor of Pharmacy Paul Doering discussed drugs: prescription and non-prescription.

 

Book CoverFriday, March 4, 2005- University of Florida Professor of English Richard Brantley discussed his book Experience and Faith: The Late-Romantic Imagination of Emily Dickinson.

 

Book CoverFriday, March 11, 2005 - Hank and Kevin McCarthy chatted with Frank Delaney about his epic novel Ireland.

 

Friday. March 18, 2005 - Hank and Michael Radelet, Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado, discussed the death penalty and Sister Helen Prejean’s book  The Death of Innocents.

 

 

Book CoverFriday, March 25, 2005- Rinker Buck chatted with Hank about his brand new  book Shane Comes Home.

 

Book Cover Friday, April 1, 2005 - Hank discussed jazz with John Edward Hasse curator  of American Music at the Smithsonian and author of Beyond Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington .

 

Book Cover Friday, April 8, 2005- Jim Rasenberger discussed his book High Steel:  The Daring Men Who Built the World's Greatest Skyline.

 

Friday, April 15, 2005- Professor Kevin McCarthy discussed American english usage with Hank.

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Friday, April 22, 2005- Charles Wilkinson discusses his new book Blood Struggle: The Rise of Modern Indian Nations

 

Book CoverFriday, April 29, 2005- Janis Owens discussed her book The Schooling of Claybird Catts.

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Book CoverFriday, May 6, 2005- New York Detective Edward Conlon discusses his book Blue Blood.

 

Book CoverFriday, May 13, 2005- Michael Connelly discusses his latest book The Closers .

Book Cover Friday, May 20, 2005- James Reston, Jr. discusses his book Warriors of God : Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade .

                                                                                  

Hank as Uncle SamFriday, May 27, 2005 through Friday, June 17- Hank will be on vacation. Special programming will come your way these four Fridays. Check it out here!

 

Friday, July 15, 2005- Kevin McCarthy joined Hank as they discussed American English usage.

Book CoverFriday, July 22, 2005- Mary Kilgour was Hank’s guest as she discussed her book Me May Mary.

 

Book Cover Friday, July 29, 2005-  Hank discussed Generals: Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham, And The Road To The Battle Of New Orleans with its author Benton Rain Patterson.

                                                                                                                                                             

Friday, August 5, 2005- Tom Meek, writer of the Gainesville Sun column “Another Day in Cyberville”, talked with Hank about information technology.

 

Friday, August 12, 2005- Gainesville book seller Tom Ryder discussed books with Hank.

 

Book CoverFriday, August 19, 2005- Hanks guest was Roby Page, author of Bike Week At Daytona Beach: Bad Boys And Fancy Toys.

 

Book CoverFriday, August 26, 2005- Mary Anna Evans chatted with Hank about her new book Relics.

Book CoverFriday, Sept.2, 2005- Hank’s gust was Gary Mormino, author of Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams.

Friday, Sept.9, 2005- Hank discussed American English usage with UF Professor of English Kevin McCarthy.

Book CoverFriday, Sept.16, 2005- ESPN.com business reporter Darren Rovell, author of First in Thirst, was Hank’s guest.

Book CoverFriday, Sept. 23, 2005- Monty Roberts, the original horse whisperer, discussed his latest book The Horses in My Life

 Book CoverFriday, Sept.30, 2005- Best selling author Michael Connelly discussed his latest book a, legal thriller, called The Lincoln Lawyer.

Book CoverFriday, Oct.7, 2005 - Noah Pickus discussed his new book True Faith and Allegiance: Immigration and American Civic Nationalism.

 

Friday, Oct.14, 2005- Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Jane Roberts discussed her new book with Hank.

Book CoverFriday, Oct.21, 2005- Wayne Greenhaw talked about his book The Thunder of AngelsThe Montgomery Bus Boycott and the People Who Broke the Back of Jim Crow.

Friday, Oct.28, 2005- University of Florida Professor of English Kevin McCarthy chatted with Hank about American English usage.

Book CoverFriday, Nov.4, 2005- Bruce Feiler discussed his latest book Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion.

Friday, Nov.11, 2005- Hank discussed Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate with its author Wlliam Ruddiman.

 

Book CoverFriday, Nov.18, 2005- Bruce Chilton, author of Mary Magdelene: A Biography was Hank’s guest.

 

Friday, Nov.25, 2005- Time magazine movie critic Richard Schickel chatted with Hank about his new book Elia Kazan: A Biography.

 

Book CoverFriday, Dec. 2, 2005- Mary Anna Evans and Shelley Fraser Mickle, contributors to the short story anthology A Kudzu Christmas, were Hank’s guests.

 

Book CoverBook Cover Friday, Dec.9, 2005- Renowned photographer and image maker Jerry Uelsmann, author of Other Realities  and digital photography artist Maggie Taylor, whose work is the subject of a new book entitled Maggie Taylor’s Landscape of Dreams, were Hank’s guests.

 

Book CoverFriday, Dec.16, 2005- Albert Jack, author of Red Herrings and White Elephants: The Origins of the Phrases We Use Everyday, was Hank’s guest.

 

Book CoverFriday, Dec.30, 2005- James Shapiro, author of A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, is Hank’s guest.

Book CoverFriday, Jan.6, 2006- Simon Singh, author of Big Bang: The Origins of the Universe, was  Hank’s guest

Friday, Jan. 27, 2006- Michael Radelet, Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, discussed the death penalty with Hank.

Book CoverFriday, Feb.3, 2006- David Leavitt, Professor of English at the University of Florida, discussed his new biography of Alan Turing  The Man Who Knew Too Much.

 

Book CoverFriday, Feb. 10, 2006- James L. Swanson, the author of  Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, was Hank’s guest.

 

Book CoverFriday, Feb.17, 2006- John Kelly discussed his book The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the most Devastating Plague of All Time.

 

Friday, Feb.24, 2006- Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Florida Kevin McCarthy discussed American English usage with Hank.

 

Book CoverFriday, March 3, 2006- Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods : Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, talked with Hank.

 

Friday, March 10, 2006- Gainesville Sun political cartoonist Jake Fuller chatted with Hank.

 

Book CoverFriday, March 17, 2006- Marilyn Johnson talked with Hank about her new book The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries.

 

Book CoverFriday, March 24, 2006- Hank chatted with Bill Belleville, author of Losing it All to Sprawl: How Progress Ate My Cracker Landscape.

 

 

Friday, April 14, 2006- Ron Cunningham, editorial writer for The Gainesville Sun, was Hank’s guest.

 

Book CoverFriday, April 21, 2006- Hank’s guest was Richard Croker, author of No Greator Courage: A Novel of the Battle of Fredericksburg.

 

Book CoverFriday, April 28, 2006- Hank chatted with Lisa Phillips, author of Public Radio: Behind the Voices .

 

Book CoverFriday, May 5, 2006- Bernard A. Weisberger discussed his book, When Chicago Ruled Baseball : The Cubs- White Sox World Series of 1906, with Hank and Henri Pensis.

 

Book CoverFriday, May 12, 2006- Hank chatted with Michael R. Gordon about his book COBRA II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq.

 

Book CoverFriday, May 19, 2006- Hank chatted with the authors of The Florida Manatee, Biology and Conservation , Roger L. Reep and Robert K. Bonde.

 

Friday, May 26, 2006- Hank talked with Sol Hirsch, Director of Alachua County Libraries, about the future of books.

 

 Friday, June 2, 2006- Kevin McCarthy, emeritus Professor of English, UF, chatted with Hank about American English usage.

 

 

Friday, June 9, 2006- Gainesville’s own Darlene Marshall joined Hank for a discussion of her latest book Captain Sinister’s Lady.

 

Book CoverFriday, June 16, 2006- Bill Henderson discussed his book Simple Gifts: Great Hymns, one Man’s Search for Grace.

 

Friday, June 23, 2006- Gainesville book seller Tom Rider discussed summer reading with Hank.

 

 

Eating My Words : An Appetite for LifeFriday, June 30- Hank discussed Eating My Words: An Appetite for Life with New York food critic and author Mimi Sheraton.

 

Friday, July 7- Rex Rowan and Mike Manetz discussed their book A Birdwatcher’s Guide to Alachua County, Florida with Hank.

 

Book CoverFriday, July 14- Gainesville author Jim Twitchell discussed his new book Where Men Hide.

 

Friday, July 21- Martin Uman, Distinguished Professor and Director, International Center for Lightning Research & Testing at UF chatted with Hank about lightning.

 

Book CoverFriday, August 11- Hank’chatted with Lynne Truss, best-selling author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves.

 

Friday, August 18- Hank’s guest was Tom Meek, columnist for the Gainesville Sun and computer guru.

 

 

Friday, August 25- Kevin McCarthy, Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Florida, chatted with Hank about American English usage.

 

Friday, Sept.1- Special Labor Day programming. Conner Calling will be back next week.

 

 

Cover ImageFriday, Sept.8- Diane Roberts discussed her book, Dream State: Eight Generations of Swamp Lawyers, Conquistadors, Confederate Daughters, Banana Republicans, and Other Florida Wildlife , with Hank.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Sept. 15- Martin Dyckman discussed his new book,  Floridian of His Century: The Courage of Governor LeRoy Collins, with Hank.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Sept.22-  Hank discussed The Google Story - Inside the Hottest Business, Media and Technology Success of Our Time, with its authors David Vise and Michael Malseed.

 

Cover Image Friday, Sept.29- Hank chatted with Mark Anderson, author of Shakespeare by Another Name.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Oct.6- Hank’s guest was  Isaiah Wilner, author of The Man Time Forgot: A Tale of Genius, Betrayal, and the Creation of Time Magazine.

Friday, Oct. 20- Hank discussed American English usage with Kevin McCarthy, Professor Emeritus of English, University of Florida.

 

 Friday, Oct.27- Michael Radelet, Sociology professor at the University of Colorado, discussed the death penalty as it related to the murderer of five University of Florida students.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Nov.3- Julian Pleasants chatted with Hank about his new book Gator Tales: An Oral History of the University of Florida.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Nov.17- U.F. Professor of Pharmacy Paul Doering returned to Conner Calling. The book under discussion was Powerful Medicines, The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs  by Jerry Avorn.

 

  Friday, Nov.24- Hank welcomed Gainesville author Shelley Fraser Mickle and Jerre Conner of WUFT-FM’s Children’s Book Reviews, as they discussed books for Christmas.

 

Friday, Dec.1- Gainesville computer guru Tom Meek, of Another Day in Cyberville in the Gainesville Sun, was Hank’s guest as they discussed hi-tech gifts for Christmas.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Dec.8- Hank chatted with Jack Sullivan, author of Hitchcock’s Music.

 

Friday, Dec.15- No program due to work on transmitter.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Dec.22 - Hank chatted with Jack Larkin about his book Where We Lived : Discovering the Places We Once Called Home.

 

Friday, Dec.29- Hank’s final show for 2006 featured popular guest Kevin McCarthy who discussed American English usage with Hank.

 

 

      Friday, Jan.12- Professor Michael Radelet, Chairman of the Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado, discussed the death penalty in the context of the execution of Saddam Hussein and the suspension of the death penalty in Florida.

 

YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and YoungerFriday, Jan.19- Hanks chatted with Ted Spiker, professor of Journalism at the University of Florida, about the New York Times best-selling book You, The Owners Manual : An Insider's Guide to the Body That  Will Make You Healthier and Younger.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Jan.26- Hank’s guest was Walter Scheib, chef for the Clintons and George W. Bush at the White House. He will be discussing his new book White House Chef.

 

David LeavittFriday,Feb 2- Hank’s guests were  authors Jill Ciment and David Leavitt from the Program in Creative Writing at the Department of English, University of Florida.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Feb.9- Hank’s guest was Lawrence Malkin, author of Kreuger’s Men: The Secret Nazi Counterfeit Plot and the Prisoners of Block 19.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Feb.16- University of Florida Professor Clive Wynne discussed his book Do Animals Think? with Hank.

 

 

Cover ImageFriday, Feb.23- Pulitzer Prize winning author James McPherson discussed his book This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War.

 

 

 

Cover ImageFriday Mar.2- Hank’s guest was Cynthia Barnett author of Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Mar.9- Hank chatted with S.V. Date, author of Jeb: America’s Next Bush , a biography of Florida’s former governor Jeb Bush.

 

Friday, Mar.16- Gainesville author Shelley Fraser Mickle returned to Conner Calling to discuss her latest books.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Mar.23- Mary Anna Evans dicussed her new book, Effigies, with Hank.

 

             

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  Friday, Mar.30- Don Goodman, Director of Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, discussed his new book Summer of the Dragon.

 

Friday, Apr.6- Rev. Graham Hardy discussed his new book Faith to Fly By with Hank.

 

Friday, April 13- Special Programming

 

Friday, Apr. 20- Kevin McCarthy , Professor English Emeritus at the Unviversity of Florida, discussed American English usage with Hank.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Apr. 27- Michael V. Gannon, Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the University of Florida, discussed his new book Michael Gannon’s History of Florida in 40 Minutes.

 

Cover ImageFriday, May 11- Peter Godwin, author of When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa, was Hank’s guest.

 

Cover ImageFriday, May 18- Peter Sander, co-author of Cities Ranked and Rated, discussed Gainesville’s number one rating.

 

Cover ImageFriday, June 15- Hank chatted with Gary Monroe about his book Harold Newton: The Original Highwayman .

 

Cover ImageFriday. June 22- Hank chatted with Eric H. Cline about his new book From Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible .

 

Cover ImageFriday, June 29- Ralph James Savarese was hank’s guests as they discuss Reasonable People: A Memoir of Autism & Adoption.

 

Friday, July 6- Hank hosted Kevin McCarthy, Professor Emeritus , Dept. of English, University of Florida, as they discuss American English usage.

 

The Art and Science of Lightning ProtectionFriday, July 13- Hank chatted with Martin Uman about his new book The Art and Science  of Lightning Protection.

 

Friday, July 20- Conner Calling will not be aired on this day, instead be sure to listen to a Monte Python special.

 

Cover ImageFriday, July 27- Hank chatted with 13 year old Nancy Yi Fan, of Gainesville, about her best selling book Swordbird.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Aug.3- Hank’s guest was Jonathon King, author of Acts of Nature , a thriller that takes place in the Florida everglades during a hurricane.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Aug.10- Gainesville science fiction writer Joe Haldeman was Hank’s guest as he chatted about his latest book, The Accidental Time Machine.

 

Friday, Aug.17- Gainesville’s Mary Anna Evans chatted about her latest mystery .

 

Another Day In CybervilleFriday, Aug.24- Computer guru Tom Meek, of Another Day in Cyberville, discussed PCs, Macs and the Web with Hank.

 

 

Cover ImageFriday, Aug.31- Hank called England and chatted with Andrea Barham, author of The Pedant’s Return: Why The Things You Think are Wrong Are Right .

 

 

Cover ImageFriday, Sept.7- Gainesville’s Big Read, Their Eyes Were Watching God, was discussed. Hank’s guests were Be Astengo, Adult Services Manager, Alachua County Library District  and Genevieve West, author of Zora Neale Hurston and American Literary Culture.

 

 

Cover ImageFriday, Sept. 14- Clay Travis took us around the Southeastern Conference as he talked about his book Dixieland Delight :  A Football Season on the Road in the Southeastern Conference.

 

MatecumbeFriday, Sept.21- Hank chats with Joe Avenick, James Michener ghost writer, who wrote the foreward to James Mitchener’s Matecumbe, newly published by University Press of Florida.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Sept.28- Hanks guest is Eric Larson, best-selling author of Isaac’s Storm, whose latest book is Thunderstruck.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Oct.5- Hank’s guest is Mark Childress, author of One Mississippi.

 

Friday. Oct.12- Michael Radelet, Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado, is Hank’s guest.

Cover ImageFriday, Oct.19- Hank chats with Pauline Kiernan about her book FILTHY SHAKESPEARE: Shakespeare's Most Outrageous Sexual Puns.

 

Friday, Oct.26- Hank’s guest is Ron Cunningham, editor of the Gainesville Sun’s editorial page.

 

Andrew GordonFriday, Nov.2- Hanks talks with University of Florida English Professor Andrew Gordon about his new book Empire of Dreams:The Science Fiction and Fantasy Films of Steven  Spielberg.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Nov.9- Hank’s guest is UF History Professor David Colburn who talks about his new book From Yellow Dog Democrats to Red State Republicans: Florida and Its Politics since 1940 .

 

Cover ImageFriday, Nov. 16- Former Circuit Court Judge Nath Doughtie has written a novel called All Rise and he is Hank’s guest.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Nov.30- David Friend, author of Watching the World Change: The Stories Behind the Images of 9/11, is Hank’s guest.

 

Friday. Dec.14- Gainesville author Shelley Fraser Mickle and Children’s Book Reviews editor Jerre Conner discuss books as gifts for the Holidays.

 

Cover ImageFriday,Dec.21- Hank chats with Peter Kobel, author of Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture.

 

 

 

Cover ImageFriday, Dec.28- Hank’s guest is Michael Walsh, author of So When  Does the Fat Lady Sing?

 

cover image for Murder on the PrairieFriday, Jan. 25- Marjorie Abrams, author of Murder on the Prairie and Murder at Wakulla Springs is Hank’s guest.

 

 

 

Friday, Feb. 8- Kevin McCarthy. Professor Emeritus of English, University of Florida, discussed American English usage with Hank.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Feb.15- Young Gainesville author Nancy Yi Fan, author of Swordquest was Hank’s guest.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Feb. 22- Hanks guest was George Makari and they chatred about his book Revolution in Mind: The Creation of  Psychoanalysis .

 

Cover ImageFriday, Feb. 29- Hank chatted with Gainesville violin maker Jan van Rooyen about, what else, violins. The book under discussion was Antonio Stradivari : His Life & Work (1644-1739) .

 

Cover Image Friday, Mar.7- Hank chatted with Edward Humes, author of Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul .

 

Cover ImageFriday, March 14- Hank chatted with Marsha Dean Phelts, the author of The American Beach Cookbook.

 

 

Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern ConservatismFriday, Mar.21- Hank chats with University of Florida History Professor William Link about his new book  Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern Conservatism.

 

Friday, Mar.28- Kevin McCarthy. Professor Emeritus of English, University of Florida, discusses American English usage with Hank.

 

Cover ImageFriday, April 11- Hank chats with Gene Baur, author of Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food.

 

 Friday, April 18- Hank chats with Stephen Robitaille, regional Emmy award-winning filmmaker,  about his  interactive, multimedia CD  Natural Florida: In Word, Image and Deed , produced for the Florida Defenders of the Environment Stephen Robitaille.

 

Friday, April 25- Hank talks with Jeff Klinkenberg about his new book Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators: More Stories about Real Florida.

 

Cover ImageFriday, May 2- Hank’s guest is University of Florida Professor of English and poet Sidney Wade, who discusses her latest book of poetry Stroke.

 

Cover ImageFriday, May 9- Hank’s guest is Arthur Herman , author of  Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age.

 

Cover ImageFriday, May 16- Hank’s guest is Daniel Mark Epstein, author of The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage .

 

Cover ImageFriday, May 23- Hank talks with Christopher Cerf about his new book Mission Accomplished! Or How We Won the War in Iraq: The Experts Speak  .

 

Cover ImageFriday, May 30- Hank’s guest is Dennis Jett, United States ambassador to Mozambique and Peru under the Clinton administration , and  author of Why American Foreign Policy Fails: Unsafe at Home and Despised Abroad

 

Cover Image Friday, May 6- Hank’s guest is Bob Kealing, author of Tupperware Unsealed: Brownie Wise, Earl Tupper and the Home Party Pioneers.

 

Cover ImageFriday, June 13- Hank chats with Patrick Creed, co-author of FIREFIGHT: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9-11 .

 

Cover ImageFriday, June 20- Paul Alexander discusses his book Machiavelli’s Shadow : The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove.

 

Cover Image Friday, June 27- Hank’s guest is Rick Bragg, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter about his latest book The Prince of Frogtown.

 

Friday, July 4- Special Holiday Programming

 

Friday, July 11-Mary Anna Evans, author of the new book Findings, is Hank’s guest.

 

Friday, July 18- Hank’s guest is Mike Farrell, B.J. Hunnicutt on the popular TV series M*A*S*H. Mike discusses his autobiography Just Call Me Mike.

Cover Image Friday, July 25- Hanks talks with Martin Uman, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Florida and renowned expert on lightning, about his book  The Art and Science of Lightning Protection .

 

Friday, August 1- Kevin McCarthy discusses American English usage with Hank.

 

Outlaw Journalist by William McKeen: Book CoverFriday, August 8- William McKeen, Chairman of the Journalism Department at the University of Florida, talks about his new biography of the late Hunter Thompson, Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter Thompson.

 

How to Read Novels Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster: Book CoverFriday. August 15- Hank chats with Thomas C. Foster, author of How to Read Novels Like a Professor : A Jaunty Exploration of the World's Favorite Literary Form .

 

Friday, August 29- Hank chats with Maggie Taylor, digital image artist, and Norman Holland, Eminent Scholar in the UF Department of English,  about her images for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

 

Romance on Three Legs by Katie Hafner: Book CoverFriday, September 5- Katie Hafner discusses her book Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould’s Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano.

 

Sandspurs by Mark R. Lane: Book CoverFriday, Sept.12- Hank chats with Mark Lane about his book Sandspurs: Notes from a Coastal Columnist.

American Lightning by Howard Blum: Book CoverFriday, Sept. 19- Howard Blum discusses his book American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century

 

Hidden in Plain Sight by Barbara Bennett Woodhouse: Book CoverFriday, Sept.26- Barbara Woodhouse discusses her book Hidden in Plain Sight:The Tragedy of Children's Rights from Ben Franklin to Lionel Tate.

 

 

Friday, Oct.3- Kevin McCarthy discusses American English usage with Hank and talks about his latest book.

 

 

 

Friday, Oct.17- Hank chats with Dr. Gary Small, co-author of iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind

 

Lincoln and His Admirals by Craig L. Symonds: Book CoverFriday, Oct.31- Hank talks with Craig Symonds author of Lincoln and His Admirals.

 

Friday, Nov.7- Paul Doering is Hank Conner’s guest as they talk prescription drugs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cover ImageFriday, Nov.14- Hank and Bill Sabis  talk champagne with Tilar Mazzeo author of Widow Clicquot : The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It

 

Righting the Mother Tongue by David Wolman: Book CoverFriday, Dec.5- Hank chats with David Wolman, the author of Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling

 

Friday, Dec.9- One of the most popular guests on Conner Calling, Professor Emeritus Kevin McCarthy, will participate in the first Conner Calling of 2009. Kevin will discuss American English usage and give us his top ten pet peeves about English usage in 2008.

 

Cover ImageFriday, Feb.13- Hank chats with world famous autistic savant Daniel Tammet about his new book Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind .

 

An Everglades Providence by Jack E. Davis: Book CoverFriday, Feb.20- Hank chats with Jack E. Davis, author of  An Everglades Providence: Marjory Stoneman Douglas and the American Environmental Century .

 

Lincoln's Men by Daniel Mark Epstein: Book CoverFriday, Feb 27- Hank’s guest is Daniel Mark Epstein author of Lincoln’s Men .

 

Friday, Mar. 27- Hank’s guest is Michael Radelet, Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado and internationally recognized expert on the death penalty.

 

Friday. April 3- Hank chats with Kevin McCarthy, Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Florida, and expert on English usage.

 

 

Cover ImageFriday, April 10- Hank’s guest is Torri McClure author of A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean.

 

Friday, April 17- Hank talks with Alvin Oickle author of The Cedar Keys Hurricane of 1896: Disaster at Dawn.

 

 

 

Friday, April 24- Novelist Diana Gabaldon is Hank’s guest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                               All programs air on WUFT/WJUF-FM, Fridays, 12:10-1:15 PM 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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