KZYX For the Love of Reading Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/kzyx-for-the-love-of-reading For book lovers, Linda Pack brings her immensely popular 50 minute public radio program, For the Love of Reading. She reads for you great writing, showcasing classic Novels, complete Short Stories, extraordinary Poetry, and thought-provoking Non-fiction, with background information and commentary, New episodes every month. Mendocino County Public Broadcastin b517a862-9109-5ce5-ac6a-f7a75d32ddce no en Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:32:21 -0700 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:35:28 -0800 http://www,kzyx.org https://img.transistor.fm/eSCgxvfJC85ybqiuCPsFJH-QrbAbkCKFFfuHbkIC0Lo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzNDAwLzE2NjA5/NDE1NjUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg KZYX For the Love of Reading http://www,kzyx.org episodic Linda Pack For book lovers, Linda Pack brings her immensely popular 50 minute public radio program, For the Love of Reading. She reads for you great writing, showcasing classic Novels, complete Short Stories, extraordinary Poetry, and thought-provoking Non-fiction, with background information and commentary, New episodes every month. For book lovers, Linda Pack brings her immensely popular 50 minute public radio program, For the Love of Reading. Spoken word KZYX No No A Truly Grand Tour 21 21 A Truly Grand Tour full f0c33d02-67be-4fa2-9cfa-c19fd61eeb36 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5d090daf A Truly Grand Tour!
Vivid first person accounts and  Brilliant nature writing:
"A visit to Niagara Falls", by Fanny Trollope, from Domestic Manners of Americans, 1832
"The Approach to the Valley" and "The Ancient Yosemite Glaciers: How the Valley Was Formed," by John Muir, from The Yosemite. 1912
"The Grand Canyon" by Major John Wesley Powell, from Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its Tributaries. Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872 under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895
and
"A Curious Pleasure Excursion", by Mark Twain, An Advertisement published at the time of the "Comet Scare"  1874





]]> A Truly Grand Tour!
Vivid first person accounts and  Brilliant nature writing:
"A visit to Niagara Falls", by Fanny Trollope, from Domestic Manners of Americans, 1832
"The Approach to the Valley" and "The Ancient Yosemite Glaciers: How the Valley Was Formed," by John Muir, from The Yosemite. 1912
"The Grand Canyon" by Major John Wesley Powell, from Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its Tributaries. Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872 under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895
and
"A Curious Pleasure Excursion", by Mark Twain, An Advertisement published at the time of the "Comet Scare"  1874





]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2024 07:00:00 -0700 Linda Pack Linda Pack 2676 A Truly Grand Tour!
Vivid first person accounts and  Brilliant nature writing:
"A visit to Niagara Falls", by Fanny Trollope, from Domestic Manners of Americans, 1832
"The Approach to the Valley" and "The Ancient Yosemite Glaciers: How the Valley Was Formed," by John Muir, from The Yosemite. 1912
"The Grand Canyon" by Major John Wesley Powell, from Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its Tributaries. Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872 under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895
and
"A Curious Pleasure Excursion", by Mark Twain, An Advertisement published at the time of the "Comet Scare"  1874





]]> Spoken word No Eve's Diary 20 20 Eve's Diary full e1ddf760-a570-421f-ad50-a080adea8e16 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d71c4117 Originally published in Harper’s Magazine, Christmas 1905, it is widely believed that "Eve's Diary, (with interpolated extracts from Adam's Diary)" is Mark Twain’s tribute to his late, beloved wife, Olivia Langdon Clemons. 
BONUS: this episode includes a selection of the tender recollections of Elizabeth Scholl of Ukiah from "Mendocino County 
Remembered".

]]> Originally published in Harper’s Magazine, Christmas 1905, it is widely believed that "Eve's Diary, (with interpolated extracts from Adam's Diary)" is Mark Twain’s tribute to his late, beloved wife, Olivia Langdon Clemons. 
BONUS: this episode includes a selection of the tender recollections of Elizabeth Scholl of Ukiah from "Mendocino County 
Remembered".

]]> Thu, 02 May 2024 07:00:00 -0700 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3267 Originally published in Harper’s Magazine, Christmas 1905, it is widely believed that "Eve's Diary, (with interpolated extracts from Adam's Diary)" is Mark Twain’s tribute to his late, beloved wife, Olivia Langdon Clemons. BONUS: this episode includes a selection of the tender recollections of Elizabeth Scholl of Ukiah from "Mendocino County Remembered". Originally published in Harper’s Magazine, Christmas 1905, it is widely believed that "Eve's Diary, (with interpolated extracts from Adam's Diary)" is Mark Twain’s tribute to his late, beloved wife, Olivia Langdon Clemons. BONUS: this episode includes a Spoken word No Utter Nonsense 19 19 Utter Nonsense full bbd5b755-e667-467b-8b39-b17e23b3fd9f https://share.transistor.fm/s/ca706f15 Selections from the genius of
 Edward Lear:
 Limericks, A Book of Nonsense, 1846; 
 The Pobble Who has No Toes, Laughable Lyrics, 1877;   
To Make An Amblongus Pie, Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets, 1871; 
 “How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear!”
 and
 Lewis Carroll: 
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865;
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, 1871

]]> Selections from the genius of
 Edward Lear:
 Limericks, A Book of Nonsense, 1846; 
 The Pobble Who has No Toes, Laughable Lyrics, 1877;   
To Make An Amblongus Pie, Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets, 1871; 
 “How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear!”
 and
 Lewis Carroll: 
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865;
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, 1871

]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0800 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3104 Selections from the genius of
 Edward Lear:
 Limericks, A Book of Nonsense, 1846; 
 The Pobble Who has No Toes, Laughable Lyrics, 1877;   
To Make An Amblongus Pie, Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets, 1871; 
 “How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear!”
 and
 Lewis Carroll: 
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865;
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, 1871

]]> Spoken word No Kindred Spirits 18 18 Kindred Spirits full a668a548-029c-40b0-9bae-cd084de1aefb https://share.transistor.fm/s/a2c8c5be Meet Kindred Spirits: Great fiction featuring Unusual allies, Surprising companions, and Unlikely friendships of wonderful fictional characters: from the novel The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim; Makes the Whole World Kin, a short story by O. Henry, and the poetry of archy & mehitiabel by Don Marquis.
Read for you by Linda Pack 


]]> Meet Kindred Spirits: Great fiction featuring Unusual allies, Surprising companions, and Unlikely friendships of wonderful fictional characters: from the novel The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim; Makes the Whole World Kin, a short story by O. Henry, and the poetry of archy & mehitiabel by Don Marquis.
Read for you by Linda Pack 


]]> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3261 Meet Kindred Spirits: Great fiction featuring Unusual allies, Surprising companions, and Unlikely friendships of wonderful fictional characters: from the novel The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim; Makes the Whole World Kin, a short story by O. Henry, and the poetry of archy & mehitiabel by Don Marquis.
Read for you by Linda Pack 


]]> Spoken word No A Christmas Carol, being a Ghost Story for Christmas, by Mr. Charles Dickens 17 17 A Christmas Carol, being a Ghost Story for Christmas, by Mr. Charles Dickens full f2775105-a5db-40a5-88af-0d9b0f183ba3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bf6d7cb2 A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Being a Ghost Story for Christmas, by Mr. Charles Dickens  
Brought to life with music and special effects in an original, 1-hour Radio adaptation by R. Bobby, Michael Ducharme, and Linda Pack
This production was designed and directed by Linda Pack, and recorded by Alicia Bales at the KZYX Studio in Philo. The sound was mixed by Peter Temple at Peter Temple Studio in Albion.
CAST:
Ebenezer Scrooge, Peter Crachitt, Undertakers Man - R. Bobby
Mr. Dickens, Singing Child, Little Fan, Martha Crachitt, Charwoman. Maid - Linda Pack
Nephew Fred, First Gentleman, Bob Cratchitt, Marley's Ghost, Old Fezziwig, Ghost of Christmas Present, Old Joe - Lindy Peters
Second Gentleman, Ghost of Christmas Past, Belle, Mrs. Cratchitt, Tiny Tim, Lucy, Turkey Boy - Nichole Phillips

]]> A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Being a Ghost Story for Christmas, by Mr. Charles Dickens  
Brought to life with music and special effects in an original, 1-hour Radio adaptation by R. Bobby, Michael Ducharme, and Linda Pack
This production was designed and directed by Linda Pack, and recorded by Alicia Bales at the KZYX Studio in Philo. The sound was mixed by Peter Temple at Peter Temple Studio in Albion.
CAST:
Ebenezer Scrooge, Peter Crachitt, Undertakers Man - R. Bobby
Mr. Dickens, Singing Child, Little Fan, Martha Crachitt, Charwoman. Maid - Linda Pack
Nephew Fred, First Gentleman, Bob Cratchitt, Marley's Ghost, Old Fezziwig, Ghost of Christmas Present, Old Joe - Lindy Peters
Second Gentleman, Ghost of Christmas Past, Belle, Mrs. Cratchitt, Tiny Tim, Lucy, Turkey Boy - Nichole Phillips

]]> Sun, 24 Dec 2023 07:00:00 -0800 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3193 A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Being a Ghost Story for Christmas, by Mr. Charles Dickens As originally broadcast on KZYX&Z on December 25, 2020. Brought to life with music and special effects in an original, 1-hour Radio adaptation by R. Bobby, Michael Ducharme, and Linda Pack This production was designed and directed by Linda Pack, and recorded by Alicia Bales at the KZYX Studio in Philo. The sound was mixed by Peter Temple at Peter Temple Studio in Albion. CAST: Ebenezer Scrooge, Peter Crachitt, Undertakers Man - R. Bobby Mr. Dickens, Singing Child, Little Fan, Martha Crachitt, Charwoman. Maid - Linda Pack Nephew Fred, First Gentleman, Bob Cratchitt, Marley's Ghost, Old Fezziwig, Ghost of Christmas Present, Old Joe - Lindy Peters Second Gentleman, Ghost of Christmas Past, Belle, Mrs. Cratchitt, Tiny Tim, Lucy, Turkey Boy - Nichole Phillips A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Being a Ghost Story for Christmas, by Mr. Charles Dickens As originally broadcast on KZYX&Z on December 25, 2020. Brought to life with music and special effects in an original, 1-hour Radio adaptation by R. Bobby, Michael Ducharme Spoken word No Journey to a New Home 16 16 Journey to a New Home full d6c54778-7dd7-4fca-9355-81d857deeea6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9a6b8cd9 Featuring works by Carl Sandburg and Willa Cather, and the true story of Helen Carpenter’s "Journey by Ox Cart to Potter Valley in 1856."
Read for you by Linda Pack and Special Guest Kate Magruder. Special Thanks to Judy Mayhan for her recording of "Everything Must Change".

]]> Featuring works by Carl Sandburg and Willa Cather, and the true story of Helen Carpenter’s "Journey by Ox Cart to Potter Valley in 1856."
Read for you by Linda Pack and Special Guest Kate Magruder. Special Thanks to Judy Mayhan for her recording of "Everything Must Change".

]]> Thu, 02 Nov 2023 07:00:00 -0700 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3489 Featuring works by Carl Sandburg and Willa Cather, and the true story of Helen Carpenter’s "Journey by Ox Cart to Potter Valley in 1856." Read for you by Linda Pack and Special Guest Kate Magruder. Special Thanks to Judy Mayhan for her recording of "Everything Must Change". Featuring works by Carl Sandburg and Willa Cather, and the true story of Helen Carpenter’s "Journey by Ox Cart to Potter Valley in 1856." Read for you by Linda Pack and Special Guest Kate Magruder. Special Thanks to Judy Mayhan for her recording of "Ever Spoken word No The Blue Plate Special 15 15 The Blue Plate Special full 036f8b49-91ce-4f20-be61-2fb7fdb9d0f5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/70711e12 A literary feast about our greatest love, 

Food!  A veritable smorgasbord of stories

 by Carl Sandburg,  Saki (H.H. Munro)  and  O. Henry

 accompanied by some tasty tidbits of culinary history.

]]> A literary feast about our greatest love, 

Food!  A veritable smorgasbord of stories

 by Carl Sandburg,  Saki (H.H. Munro)  and  O. Henry

 accompanied by some tasty tidbits of culinary history.

]]> Thu, 05 Oct 2023 07:00:00 -0700 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3374 A literary feast about our greatest love, 

Food!  A veritable smorgasbord of stories

 by Carl Sandburg,  Saki (H.H. Munro)  and  O. Henry

 accompanied by some tasty tidbits of culinary history.

]]> Spoken word No Challenged and Censored 14 14 Challenged and Censored full 480e5813-da86-4cb0-94a6-6f500ce6e8c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ec1b13a5 This program features selections from Banned Books.  Hear what many people, over centuries, have not wanted you to hear!
Featured authors include: Nicholas Copernicus, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain,George Orwell, Ray Bradbury, James Joyce
This program is in honor of Banned Books Week, an annual event sponsored each September by the American Library Association, celebrating the First Amendment and the Freedom to Read by spotlighting current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools and highlighting the value of free and open access to information.

]]> This program features selections from Banned Books.  Hear what many people, over centuries, have not wanted you to hear!
Featured authors include: Nicholas Copernicus, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain,George Orwell, Ray Bradbury, James Joyce
This program is in honor of Banned Books Week, an annual event sponsored each September by the American Library Association, celebrating the First Amendment and the Freedom to Read by spotlighting current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools and highlighting the value of free and open access to information.

]]> Thu, 07 Sep 2023 07:00:00 -0700 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3098 This program features selections from Banned Books. Hear what many people, over centuries, have not wanted you to hear! Featured authors include: Nicholas Copernicus, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain,George Orwell, Ray Bradbury, James Joyce This program is in honor of Banned Books Week, an annual event sponsored each September by the American Library Association, celebrating the First Amendment and the Freedom to Read by spotlighting current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools and highlighting the value of free and open access to information. This program features selections from Banned Books. Hear what many people, over centuries, have not wanted you to hear! Featured authors include: Nicholas Copernicus, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain,George Orwell, Ray Bradbury, James Joyce This program Spoken word No The Mystery of the Missing Necklace 13 13 The Mystery of the Missing Necklace full 8d1b2bd0-9d5d-4c5d-9f10-12625ac46c2a https://share.transistor.fm/s/02fa938a A tale from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction by one of the foremost creators of the classic mystery story, The Baroness Emma Orczy, and featuring The Old Man in the Corner,  the first "armchair detective,” Intriguing, Entertaining, Ingenious!

]]> A tale from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction by one of the foremost creators of the classic mystery story, The Baroness Emma Orczy, and featuring The Old Man in the Corner,  the first "armchair detective,” Intriguing, Entertaining, Ingenious!

]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 07:00:00 -0700 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3301 A tale from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction by one of the foremost creators of the classic mystery story, The Baroness Emma Orczy, and featuring The Old Man in the Corner,  the first "armchair detective,” Intriguing, Entertaining, Ingenious!

]]> Spoken word No Tales of Cats and Dogs 12 12 Tales of Cats and Dogs full 6bc1953e-0205-4a0b-bcc3-3194b9fb99a4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4a14d887 Poems, memoirs, and short stories about Our Best Friends, featuring  Rudyard Kipling’s "The Cat That Walked By Himself"  and  "Memoirs of a Yellow Dog", by O.Henry.

]]> Poems, memoirs, and short stories about Our Best Friends, featuring  Rudyard Kipling’s "The Cat That Walked By Himself"  and  "Memoirs of a Yellow Dog", by O.Henry.

]]> Thu, 06 Jul 2023 07:00:00 -0700 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3326 Poems, memoirs, and short stories about Our Best Friends, featuring  Rudyard Kipling’s "The Cat That Walked By Himself"  and  "Memoirs of a Yellow Dog", by O.Henry. Poems, memoirs, and short stories about Our Best Friends, featuring  Rudyard Kipling’s "The Cat That Walked By Himself"  and  "Memoirs of a Yellow Dog", by O.Henry. Spoken word No To the Lighthouse 11 11 To the Lighthouse full 06059050-f42f-45c4-a6bc-3cc24dc456ad https://share.transistor.fm/s/af3b15a2 A selected condensation of Virginia Woolf’s luminous, thought-provoking masterwork. Beautiful, compassionate, and truly human. Read for you by Linda Pack.

]]> A selected condensation of Virginia Woolf’s luminous, thought-provoking masterwork. Beautiful, compassionate, and truly human. Read for you by Linda Pack.

]]> Thu, 08 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0700 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3192 A selected condensation of Virginia Woolf’s luminous, thought-provoking masterwork. Beautiful, compassionate, and truly human. Read for you by Linda Pack.

]]> Spoken word No  In Memoriam 10 10  In Memoriam full 617ab0c9-f8e1-454d-a8c5-5225422ec973 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5be907cd In the 1970’s & 80’s, the spiritual, questing exodus of people seeking something other than the status quo created a unique constellation of talent and energy in Mendocino County.  Lenny Laks, Bobby Markels, Antonia Lamb, Bonnie Sanger, Chester Anderson were among those artists in an extraordinary place, in an extraordinary time. This is some of their work.


For all selections, use was granted by gracious permission of The  Author.
a selection from The Butterfly Kid, by Chester Anderson, 1967
a scene from The Greenhouse, by Antonia Lamb, 1966
an excerpt from her self-publlshed memoir, Conversations with Grandmother Redwood, by Bonnie Sanger, 2006
The Red Shoes, an environmental art piece, by Linda Pack, 2007
Kugel and the 200 Strats, an unpublished story by Lenny Laks, 2016
Like a Flower, Like a Fire, from Mendocino Malady by Bobby Markels, 1980

]]> In the 1970’s & 80’s, the spiritual, questing exodus of people seeking something other than the status quo created a unique constellation of talent and energy in Mendocino County.  Lenny Laks, Bobby Markels, Antonia Lamb, Bonnie Sanger, Chester Anderson were among those artists in an extraordinary place, in an extraordinary time. This is some of their work.


For all selections, use was granted by gracious permission of The  Author.
a selection from The Butterfly Kid, by Chester Anderson, 1967
a scene from The Greenhouse, by Antonia Lamb, 1966
an excerpt from her self-publlshed memoir, Conversations with Grandmother Redwood, by Bonnie Sanger, 2006
The Red Shoes, an environmental art piece, by Linda Pack, 2007
Kugel and the 200 Strats, an unpublished story by Lenny Laks, 2016
Like a Flower, Like a Fire, from Mendocino Malady by Bobby Markels, 1980

]]> Thu, 04 May 2023 07:00:00 -0700 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3572 In the 1970’s & 80’s, the spiritual, questing exodus of people seeking something other than the status quo created a unique constellation of talent and energy in Mendocino County.  Lenny Laks, Bobby Markels, Antonia Lamb, Bonnie Sanger, Chester Anderson were among those artists in an extraordinary place, in an extraordinary time. This is some of their work.


For all selections, use was granted by gracious permission of The  Author.
a selection from The Butterfly Kid, by Chester Anderson, 1967
a scene from The Greenhouse, by Antonia Lamb, 1966
an excerpt from her self-publlshed memoir, Conversations with Grandmother Redwood, by Bonnie Sanger, 2006
The Red Shoes, an environmental art piece, by Linda Pack, 2007
Kugel and the 200 Strats, an unpublished story by Lenny Laks, 2016
Like a Flower, Like a Fire, from Mendocino Malady by Bobby Markels, 1980

]]> Spoken word No The Friendship of Books 9 9 The Friendship of Books full 64acd5a1-4736-4c08-b1b0-d138095f6732 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1eae2dfc An unabashed appreciation of the joy of being literate!
Featuring the first few chapters of the 1907 novel “Parnassus on Wheels” 

a delightful story of that caravan of culture, the rural American Travelling Bookstore.

Read for you by Linda Pack and special guest Jamie Roberts.


]]> An unabashed appreciation of the joy of being literate!
Featuring the first few chapters of the 1907 novel “Parnassus on Wheels” 

a delightful story of that caravan of culture, the rural American Travelling Bookstore.

Read for you by Linda Pack and special guest Jamie Roberts.


]]> Thu, 06 Apr 2023 07:00:00 -0700 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3067 An unabashed appreciation of the joy of being literate!
Featuring the first few chapters of the 1907 novel “Parnassus on Wheels” 

a delightful story of that caravan of culture, the rural American Travelling Bookstore.

Read for you by Linda Pack and special guest Jamie Roberts.


]]> Spoken word No Out of the Past: A True Indian Story told by Lucy Young of the Round Valley Indian Reservation 8 8 Out of the Past: A True Indian Story told by Lucy Young of the Round Valley Indian Reservation full db3734d9-accc-4e28-a48f-791d66f370c9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6a6bc761 Published in the California Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 4, December 1941. (courtesy of The California Historical Society)
The saga of Lucy Young, a Wailaki Indian girl who in 1862, when she was 10 years old, fled from soldiers and from white men who trafficked in Indian children. In 1939, when Lucy was in her 90's, she told her story to her neighbor in Covelo, Edith Van Allen Murphey,
Lucy Young wanted the truth to be told.
 Special Thanks to my friend Liz Helenchild for her excellent research on the remarkable life of Edith Van Allen Murphey. 
BONUS: This episode includes a selection of the recollections of Elsie Allen, the great Pomo basketmaker, from Mendocino County 
Remembered.

]]> Published in the California Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 4, December 1941. (courtesy of The California Historical Society)
The saga of Lucy Young, a Wailaki Indian girl who in 1862, when she was 10 years old, fled from soldiers and from white men who trafficked in Indian children. In 1939, when Lucy was in her 90's, she told her story to her neighbor in Covelo, Edith Van Allen Murphey,
Lucy Young wanted the truth to be told.
 Special Thanks to my friend Liz Helenchild for her excellent research on the remarkable life of Edith Van Allen Murphey. 
BONUS: This episode includes a selection of the recollections of Elsie Allen, the great Pomo basketmaker, from Mendocino County 
Remembered.

]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 07:00:00 -0800 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3420 Published in the California Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 4, December 1941. (courtesy of The California Historical Society) The saga of Lucy Young, a Wailaki Indian girl who in 1862, when she was 10 years old, fled from soldiers and from white men who trafficked in Indian children. In 1939, when Lucy was in her 90's, she told her story to her neighbor in Covelo, Edith Van Allen Murphey, Lucy Young wanted the truth to be told. Special Thanks to my friend Liz Helenchild for her excellent research on the remarkable life of Edith Van Allen Murphey. BONUS: This episode includes a selection of the recollections of Elsie Allen, the great Pomo basketmaker, from Mendocino County Remembered. Published in the California Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 4, December 1941. (courtesy of The California Historical Society) The saga of Lucy Young, a Wailaki Indian girl who in 1862, when she was 10 years old, fled from soldiers and from whi Spoken word No To Sleep, Perchance to Dream 7 7 To Sleep, Perchance to Dream full a767e0e9-4609-4148-95f1-ab4eb14b59cd https://share.transistor.fm/s/deb473c2 A literary exploration of of sleep, wakefulness, and dreaming with works by Marcel Proust, Dorothy Parker, Shakespeare; along with the mesmerizing tale of Ceux and Alcyone by Ovid.

]]> A literary exploration of of sleep, wakefulness, and dreaming with works by Marcel Proust, Dorothy Parker, Shakespeare; along with the mesmerizing tale of Ceux and Alcyone by Ovid.

]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2023 07:00:00 -0800 Linda Pack Linda Pack 2806 A literary exploration of of sleep, wakefulness, and dreaming with works by Marcel Proust, Dorothy Parker, Shakespeare; along with the mesmerizing tale of Ceux and Alcyone by Ovid.

]]> Spoken word No Tales of the Winter Solstice 6 6 Tales of the Winter Solstice full 325607f5-ae53-4fad-95c3-431080282a4c https://share.transistor.fm/s/134c8239 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 07:00:00 -0800 Linda Pack Linda Pack 2451 Stories from around the world to Celebrate the Return of the Light! The Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, Roman Saturnalia, Norse and Celtic Yule feasts, the Jewish holiday of Hannukah, an Inuit tale of Raven, the Soyal Festival of Southwest Native Americans, and more! Share in the fortune telling tradition of the ancient Persian festival of Yalda Night with writings of the esteemed Persian poet, Hafiz. Read for you by Linda Pack, snd special guests, R. Bobby and Ricci Dedola. Stories from around the world to Celebrate the Return of the Light! The Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, Roman Saturnalia, Norse and Celtic Yule feasts, the Jewish holiday of Hannukah, an Inuit tale of Raven, the Soyal Festival of Southwest Native A Spoken word No Poems We Love 5 5 Poems We Love full 58c214f5-3a03-4229-801a-17ffd098a95a https://share.transistor.fm/s/95709bd2 Thu, 08 Dec 2022 07:00:00 -0800 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3494 Classical and Contemporary, Comforting, Funny, Epic, and Passionate Read for you by Linda Pack, Kate Magruder and Nichole Phillips Rakes with Special Thanks to Michael Ducharme for his expert and kind assistance. FEATURED POETS: Edgar Lee Masters (from Spoon River Anthology), Devereaux Baker, Robert Frost, Charlotte Mew, Patricia Karch, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Dorothy Parker (from Enough Rope), Lord Byron, Robert Service, Amy Lowell, Susan Maeder, C. L. Babcock, Robert Burns, Alfred Noyes, Walt Whitman (from Leaves of Grass). Gracious permission to use special material was granted by Devereaux Baker, Patricia Karch, Susan Maeder, and C. L. Babcock. Classical and Contemporary, Comforting, Funny, Epic, and Passionate Read for you by Linda Pack, Kate Magruder and Nichole Phillips Rakes with Special Thanks to Michael Ducharme for his expert and kind assistance. FEATURED POETS: Edgar Lee Masters (fro Spoken word No The Miraculous Pitcher 4 4 The Miraculous Pitcher full 25563c14-761f-494c-9eb2-af8ad125d77b https://share.transistor.fm/s/8bffecb9 Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0700 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3009 THE MIRACULOUS PITCHER is from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1851 collection of classic Greek and Roman myths: A Wonder Book, telling the story of a kind old couple’s generosity rewarded by the gods. Read for you by Linda Pack. THE MIRACULOUS PITCHER is from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1851 collection of classic Greek and Roman myths: A Wonder Book, telling the story of a kind old couple’s generosity rewarded by the gods. Read for you by Linda Pack. Spoken word No The Yellow Wallpaper 3 3 The Yellow Wallpaper full 53e450bf-a53e-4641-971b-53ed8012c2d0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3d9d2f7e “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a revolutionary short story, written in 1892, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which will leave you wondering: “Does the narrator go mad or is she set free?”  Read for you by Linda Pack

]]> “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a revolutionary short story, written in 1892, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which will leave you wondering: “Does the narrator go mad or is she set free?”  Read for you by Linda Pack

]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:00:00 -0700 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3293 “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a revolutionary short story, written in 1892, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which will leave you wondering: “Does the narrator go mad or is she set free?”  Read for you by Linda Pack

]]> Spoken word No From Pooh Corner 2 2 From Pooh Corner full 769d5a53-9739-4c65-bf19-f72942e3b184 https://share.transistor.fm/s/74fe845b Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:00:00 -0700 Linda Pack Linda Pack 3207 A special episode: From Pooh Corner: featuring selections from Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne, plus the world premiere of a previously unknown Pooh poem, and the tender story surrounding its creation. Read for you by Linda Pack A special episode: From Pooh Corner: featuring selections from Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne, plus the world premiere of a previously unknown Pooh poem, and the tender story surrounding its creation. Read for you by Linda Pack Spoken word No Coming Soon: KZYX For the Love of Reading PODCAST! 1 1 Coming Soon: KZYX For the Love of Reading PODCAST! full 65c5a977-a11f-457d-8785-7c3f98d3dc45 https://share.transistor.fm/s/75868cdf Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:55:48 -0700 Linda Pack Linda Pack 60 For the Love of Reading is now a Podcast! Featuring selections from Novels, complete short stories, poetry and non-fiction, read for you by Linda Pack. The First Episode, A Special Program for Pooh Corner, will drop on September 8, with new episodes every month. From KZYX and Z, Mendocino County Public Broadcasting. For the Love of Reading is now a Podcast! Featuring selections from Novels, complete short stories, poetry and non-fiction, read for you by Linda Pack. The First Episode, A Special Program for Pooh Corner, will drop on September 8, with new episodes every Spoken word No