There was a time when ham radio operators were known for having long conversations over the radio — rag chewing, as they called it. A new program, LongChat, is a new entry into the ham radio ...

Kevin Matthews, Chicago radio legend and author, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, to talk about his upcoming book, Mary’s Roadie. Following his amazing story of finding a broken statue of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has a new book club pick and a new platform to talk books and other topics of the day. On Tuesday, Winfrey launched “The Oprah Podcast,” a weekly series airing on her ...

Read this book to understand how our conscientious and energetic Molly became stuck in the fictional town of Dungatar, where she transformed into the "mad Molly" we met in The Dressmaker.

There's a kind of alchemy with books where the personal becomes the universal. A writer pours their personal obsessions and idiosyncrasies into a book, and when we read it, even though we don't ...

This could be similar to how the Sun’s stellar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetic field to produce beautiful aurora, and also low-frequency radio waves. We already know of a few systems like ...

An Antiques Roadshow gasped upon discovering the astonishing value of her grandmother's book. During an episode filmed at the Idaho Botanical Garden, the American edition of the beloved BBC show ...

While this may be bad news for some, plenty of book worms will be delighted, as it's now the perfect time of the year to spend your evenings cuddled up in bed with a good book. And things get even ...

West Ham produced a clinical away performance to beat resurgent Newcastle 2-0 on Monday, easing the pressure on beleaguered manager Julen Lopetegui. Tomas Soucek headed the visitors in front ...

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