New children's book teaches about the total Solar Eclipse

In The Author's Voice - World EoE Day

[https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7fb2a55/2147483647/strip/false/crop/373x280+0+0/resize/373x280!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F18%2F1b%2Fc5f9849547e9b6e73430f37ad8d9%2Fworld-eoe-day-graphic.jpg] On this edition of In The Author's Voice, Friday is World Eosinophilic Esophagitis Day. Dr. Evan Dellon is the Director of the UNC Center for Esphageal Diseases and Swallowing. He talks about one of the fastest growing digestive diseases in the U.S. EoE affects an estimated 1 in 700 people. It's symptoms include difficulty swallowing, food getting stuck, and pain when eating. EoE can disrupt daily life, create anxiety around meals, and lead to food impaction. More information about EoE is available from the American Gastroenterological Association [https://gastro.org/] and the American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders [https://apfed.org/events/world-eoe-day/].

In The Author's Voice: The Chrysalis Option

[https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9f3bf1a/2147483647/strip/false/crop/239x369+0+0/resize/239x369!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F30%2Fad%2Fb3a1faf94e5e8b8f5ab309659792%2Fchrysalis-option-book-cover.png]( flynnmedia.com) In this edition of In The Author's Voice, author and SIU Law School alum Eric Coulson talks about his novel "The Chrysalis Option."

Older American's Month: A look at getting older with Dr. Macie Smith

Podcast [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/266831b/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5833x5833+0+0/resize/528x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwsiu%2Ffiles%2F202005%2Fin-the-authors-voice.png](WISU / WSIU) On this edition of In The Author's Voice, gerontologist Macie Smith talks about aging and what getting older means. Macie talks with WSIU's Jeff Williams about how getting older doesn't have to be a negative, if you give yourself permission to approaching aging as a positive.

InFocus: Larry Groce on the 40th Anniversary of Mountain Stage

photo of Mountain Stage Artistic Director and host Larry Groce [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9007d5c/2147483647/strip/false/crop/900x1350+0+0/resize/352x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2F9b%2F9ff5b0e24c7b85faf151a8866c80%2Flarry-groce-brian-blauser.jpg] Mountain Stage Artistic Director Larry Groce(BRIAN BLAUSER brianphoto@yah / MountainStage.org) On this edition of InFocus, Mountain Stage Artistic Director and host Larry Groce talks about an upcoming compilation album that commemorates the 40th anniversary of the program. For 40-years, Mountain Stage has introduced public radio listeners to the best of live performance music from its home stage in Charleston, West Virginia. In celebration of the show's 40th Anniversary there's a new compilation album that releases on April 19, 2024. Larry talks about Live on Mountain Stage: Outlaws & Outliers. Mountain Stage airs on WSIU Saturday at 5:00pm and Sunday at 10:00 am.

A new book examines the history of Public Broadcasting

book cover of Shadow of the New Deal: The Victory of Public Broadcasting by Josh Shepperd [https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0f04279/2147483647/strip/false/crop/4032x3024+0+0/resize/704x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F0e%2Fe4d1e65f4e63a9d17f28383db325%2Fnew-deal.jpeg](Jeff Williams / WSIU) A new book chronicles the origin of public broadcasting as it grew out of the fledgling days of radio and TV in the 1920’s and 30’s. Josh Shepperd is an assistant professor at the University Colorado Boulder and the Director of the Sound Submission Project at the Library of Congress. He talked with WSIU's Jeff Williams about his book “Shadow of the New Deal: The Victory of Public Broadcasting."