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Sunday, March 17, 2013 - 10:00pm

In an all-new episode, Steve D'Agostino, principal of Best Rate of Climb, interviews Amy Mosher, strategy and innovation leader for Workforce Central's One-Stop Career Center in Worcester. They talk about helping budding entrepreneurs to start up their own businesses.

Whether you're looking for a job or for qualified employees, Workforce Central Career Center may the right place for you. Its team of experienced staff provides employment services for the City of Worcester and the 37 surrounding towns at three locations: Worcester, Milford and Southbridge.

Operated by the City of Worcester's Division of Workforce Development in partnership with the Massachusetts Division of Career Services, Workforce Central is an equal-opportunity employer and program. Auxiliary aids and services are available on request to individuals with disabilities.

Workforce Central recently began two workshops on entrepreneurialism: Exploring Entrepreneurship; and “Entrepreneurs Forum."

Amy Mosher is the Telegram & Gazette's 2012 Visions Young Leader.

Sunday, March 17, 2013 - 9:00pm

Using a Tibetan Mandela as an inspiration, DAVID GEORGE HASKELL, Professor of Biology at the University of the South, trekked deep into some old growth forest and drew a small circle on the forest floor only a meter in area. Could repeated close observations of this small circle and all it’s denizens give insights into how the larger forest functioned? Professor Haskell came back time and again to this small circle, in fair weather and foul, in light and dark, in the humidity of the summer and the freezing temperatures of the winter.  He typically sat on a rock nearby and watched all the plants, fungi, insects, snails and vertebrates that lived in or went through the circle for an entire year. His observations and thoughts on what he saw and how that related to larger issues of biology, conservation and the environment are recorded in his book THE FOREST UNSEEN: A YEAR’S WATCH IN NATURE, one of the finest books on observing the natural world written in some time.

Massachusetts historian and natural historian JOHN GALLUZZO decided that for the year 2011 he would take a 30 minute hike in a green space in every town and city in the state. It was a mammoth task to undertake and plan. John had to deal with poor weather, swarms of insects and family crises, but in the end he accomplished his goal. Tune in tonight and listen to John talk about what the real goal of this amazing project was; what some of his favorite places in the state were and what he learned along the way. His book, which is also a nice guide to walking and hiking spots across the state is HALF AND HOUR A DAY ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS.

Friday, March 15, 2013 - 6:00pm

The twice-Grammy-nominated baritone’s star is rising -- and he already has a huge fan base in Europe. A fan wrote about this set, “huge applause, two encores, great solo performances, band tight and so was Gregory Porter… made me long for the USA.”

Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 7:00pm

Four hours of Celtic music in anticipation of St. Patrick's Day. Mostly Irish, yes, but some Scots and even Welsh from time to time, as according to ancient annals, Patrick's parents were from Scotland and/or Wales. It matters not: kick back and enjoy!

Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 11:00am

Traveling around the world was initially one of the most dangerous enterprises a person could try. It was a “war of attrition against the vastness of the globe”. These early circumnavigators had little idea of where they were going, suffered from disease and fear and encountered hostile native peoples. Yet by the 1700s, travel around the world had become almost commonplace and certainly less dangerous. It was a dramatic evolution in how people thought about the world. Tonight on Inquiry we speak with JOYCE E. CHAPLIN, the James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History at Harvard University. She has written the first history of circumnavigation that includes everything from Magellan to the contemporary spaceflight. ROUND ABOUT THE EARTH: CIRCUMNAVIGATION FROM MAGELLAN TO ORBIT is a wonderful, thought-provoking and thrilling history of the geo-drama that is traveling around the globe. 

Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 11:00am

PETER TRACHTENBERG is a writer and Assistant Professor at the University Of Pittsburgh. His latest book is titled ANOTHER INSANE DEVOTION: ON THE LOVE OF CATS AND PERSONS is a singular memoir that looks at his odd but intense relationships with felines and humans through the years. This is a work of non-fiction, though “still the facts in this book vary in their density.” This book wanders effortlessly from a discussion of blinking at cats to an intense interpretation of Masaccio’s “The Expulsion of Adam and Eve From the Garden of Eden “. This book is an enlightening and unexpected dissection of love through the ages. Can our love of cats inform our romantic love of people?  Tune in to get a taste of this unique and fascinating book.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 6:00pm

As a young girl, vocalist Catherine Russell bounced on the knee of Louis Armstrong. She started her career as an ace backup singer for stars including Paul Simon, David Bowie, and Steely Dan. Today she’s a leading interpreter of the Great American Songbook. Russell and Feinstein perform an hour of pure radio perfection, including “I Cover The Waterfront” and a duet of “The Very Thought of You.”

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 3:00pm

Eva Tanguay was the Madonna or Lady Gaga of her day. She was the undisputed queen of the vaudeville stage. Her energetic and saucy act inspired writers to call her “the cyclonic comedienne”. She headlined at every venue and wowed every crowd. But suddenly she was no longer in demand and she had a long and sad decline. Tonight we talk with writer and researcher ANDREW L. ERDMAN about his wonderful biography of the QUEEN OF VAUDEVILLE: THE STORY OF EVA TANGUAY. 

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 6:00pm

Tony Award winning actress Blythe Danner joins Judy on stage at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival and connects with her early jazz roots. Blythe was a jazz singer in college and discusses with Judy how jazz has continued to influence her acting career.

Monday, March 11, 2013 - 7:00pm

There'll be a riot going on this Monday night as we celebrate the music of Sly & The Family Stone. Join host Tom Shaker as he looks at the musical genius of one of the most visionary artists of the 1960s and 70s. It all starts at 7pm!

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