Village Books Presents: The Chuckanut Radio Hour

Novelist, poet, trickster, and storyteller Sherman Alexie joins us! Musical guests: Joe Young Essayist: Alan Rhodes An outrageous new episode of The Bellingham Bean performed by the Chuckanut Radio Players. Announcer, Rich Donnelly and hosts, Chuck and Dee Robinson Performed live  on the Village Green behind Village Books  in Bellingham, Washington, the City of Subdued Excitement. 

The Chuckanut Radio Hour has a show of the finest pedigree planned for you tonight.  Tonight’s guest author Jamie Ford for his newest novel, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy .   Interviewed by Kelly Evert .   The Chuckanut Radio Players go where no actor has gone before in a new episode of As the Ham Turns.    Our musical guest is singer, songwriter and educator Havilah Rand .  Our resident poet, K...

Author Elizabeth George discusses her novel, Careless in Red .   Interviewer, Floyd McKay. Musical guests: Stone Soup Poet's Corner: Suzanne Paola Essayist: Alan Rhodes A zany new episode of The Bellingham Bean performed by the Chuckanut Radio Players. Announcer, Rich Donnelly and hosts, Chuck and Dee Robinson Performed live  at the American Museum of Radio & Electricity in Bellingham, Wa...

The Chuckanut Radio Hour has a wondrous show in store for you.   The Chuckanut Radio Players trip over the light fantastic in a new episode of As the Ham Turns.   Our musical guests is the mellifluous Cape Flattery . Our resident poet, Kevin Murphy produces a plethora of poetic profundities. And writer writer Julie Trimingham will interview tonight’s guest author Stacy D Flood about his Southern G...

Author William Dietrich discusses his novel, The Rosetta Key .   Interviewer, Mike McQuaid. Musical guests: Chuck Dingee & Joe Young Poet's Corner: Paul Piper Essayist: Alan Rhodes An outrageous new episode of The Bellingham Bean performed by the Chuckanut Radio Players. Announcer, Rich Donnelly and hosts, Chuck and Dee Robinson Performed live  at the American Museum of Radio & Electr...

The Chuckanut Radio Hour has a positively poetic show in store for you.   The Chuckanut Radio Players strain each other’s credulity in a new episode of As the Ham Turns .   Our musical guests are Northwest Cellists Coral Marchant & David Jones , string duet. Our resident poet, Kevin Murphy mixes his meaty metaphors into a stew of simmering similes. And writer Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayor will interv...

It's Earth Day! Author & adventure journalist Doug Fine discusses his book, Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living .   Interviewer, Floyd McKay. Musical guests: Stone Soup and Walt Burkett Poet's Corner: Richard Whittaker Essayists: Mike McQuaid and Alan Rhodes A new episode of The Bellingham Bean performed by the Chuckanut Radio Players. Announcer, Rich Donnelly and...

Wooden you know, the Chuckanut Radio Hour has a special Whatcom Reads show in store for you. Author Michael Christie joins us to talk about his newest novel and this year’s Whatcom Reads selection, Greenwood . Interviewer, Michael Feerer from the Whatcom Million Trees Project . The Chuckanut Radio Players have a hair-raising…or even better, a hair-curling adventure in a new episode of As the Ham T...

Author Laura Lippman discusses her novel, What the Dead Know , along with her other novels and mysteries . Interviewer, Floyd McKay. Musical guests: Holmes Shea Band Poet's Corner: Samuel Green , the first Washington State Poet Laureate. Essayists: Alan Rhodes ... A new episode of The Bellingham Bean performed by the Chuckanut Radio Players. Announcer, Rich Donnelly and hosts, Chuck and Dee R...

The Chuckanut Radio Hour returns with a show that will blow you away.  Author biologist Thor Hanson joins us to talk about his newest book, Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change . Interviewed by Christian Martin of the North Cascades Institute. The Chuckanut Radio Players take a walk on the wild side in new episode of As the Ham Turns .   Tonigh...

Author Nancy Horan discusses her novel, Loving Frank . Interviewer, Floyd McKay. Musical guests: The Walrus and Ron Hardesty & Burt Edkins ... Poet's Corner: Bruce Beasley ... Essayists: Alan Rhodes ... Announcer, Rich Donnelly and hosts, Chuck and Dee Robinson Performed live at The American Museum of Radio and Electricity in Bellingham, Washington, the city of subdued excitement. 

12th Anniversary Show! THREE special guests! Author John Hoyte talks about his book, The Persistence of Light . Interviewer: Andrew McBride  Poet Luci Shaw joins us with her new book, Eye of the Beholder .  And the host of public radio’s Live Wire and the Bellingham podcast Too Beautiful To Live, Luke Burbank , will conversate with us.  The Chuckanut Radio Players have field some interesting custo...

Author Chris Finan discusses his book, From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act . Interviewer, Jack Keith. The Chuckanut Radio Players perform a new episode of The Bellingham Bean ...  Musical guest: Paul Klein & Steve Robinson ... Poet's Corner: poetry from detainees at Guantanamo... Essayists: Alan Rhodes ... Announcer, Rich Donnelly and hosts, Chuck and Dee Robinson

The Chuckanut Radio Hour has a predictably great show for you tonight.  Award-winning Spokane author Sharma Shields discusses her novel, The Cassandra , with interviewer Claire McElroy-Chesson . The Chuckanut Radio Players deal with a Dooley who’s home alone in As the Ham Turns .  Our musical guest tonight is Bellingham’s own Frank Sina—I mean, Tim Kraft . Our resident poet, Kevin Murphy brings hi...

Author Vicki Leon discusses her book, Working  IX to V:  Orgy Planners, Funeral Clowns, and Other Prized Professions of the Ancient World  with host, Dee Robinson The Chuckanut Radio Players perform a new episode of The Bellingham Bean ...  Musical guest: Robert Sarazin Blake ... Poet's Corner: Anita K Boyle ... Essayist: Alan Rhodes ... Announcer, Rich Donnelly and hosts, Chuck and Dee Robin...

The Chuckanut Radio Hour has a show that's the toast of the town for you tonight.  Portland author Stevan Allred discusses his new novel, Th e Alehouse at the End of the World with interviewer, Chris Colburn. The Chuckanut Radio Players tussle over Daylight Saving Time in As the Ham Turns .   Our musical guest tonight is Bellingham’s own Sarah Goodin .  Our resident poet, Kevin Murphy flashes...

Guest author Jo Dereske with her latest Miss Zukas Mystery, Catalogue of Death .  Interviewed by Dee Robinson. The Chuckanut Radio Players perform poetry by U.S. Poet Laureate, Charles Simic and bring us a new episode of The Bellingham Bean . Musical guest, Lindsay Street .  Alan Rhodes with one of his famous slice-of-life essays. Announcer, Rich Donnelly. Hosts, Chuck and Dee Robinson. 

Guest author Kate Trueblood with her book, The Baby Lottery .  Interviewed by Jim Bertolino. The Chuckanut Radio Players present a new episode of The Bellingham Bean. Musical guest up from Seattle, The Senate .  Alan Rhodes with an essay on some quirky local history. Poet, Mary Cornish . Hosts, Chuck and Dee Robinson

The Chuckanut Radio Hour has an egg-cellent show for you tonight.  Jes Stone interviews Bellingham’s award-author Laura Kalpakian about her newest novel, The Great Pretenders . The Chuckanut Radio Players decide that tulips are better than one in another episode of As the Ham Turns.   Our musical guest is Tim Kraft channeling his inner Sinatra.  Our resident poet, Kevin Murphy beats the Beat Poets...

The Chuckanut Radio Hour will blow you away tonight.  Olympia author and journalist John Dodge joins us for his book, A Deadly Wind: The 1962 Columbus Day Storm . Interviewer, Rich Donnelly The Chuckanut Radio Players find out that there really is such thing as too much of a good thing in another episode of As the Ham Turns.   Our musical guests tonight are the Bellingham family band: The McHughs...

Guest author Ian McEwan with his novel, On Chesil Beach . The Chuckanut Radio Players present a new episode of The Bellingham Bean. Musical guest, Walrus and Bellingham Youth Jazz Band .  Alan Rhodes with a slice of life essay. Poet Chad Helder . Announcer, Rich Donnelly and hosts, Chuck and Dee Robinson

The Chuckanut Radio Hour will be one for the books tonight.  And the world-renowned author of the famed Shannara series Terry Brooks joins us for his most recent book in the series, The Stiehl Assassin .  Interviewed by local science fiction and fantasy author, Spencer Ellsworth The Chuckanut Radio Players are up to more of their frantic antics in another episode of As the Ham Turns.   Our musical...

The Chuckanut Radio Hour has a HOT lineup tonight.  Our musical guest tonight is award-winning singer, songwriter Amber Darland . The Chuckanut Radio Players have too much of a doggone good time in another episode of As the Ham Turns.   Our resident poet, Kevin Murphy will delight and amaze us from the poet’s corner. And our special guest is bestselling author Erica Bauermeister , joining us with...

France Abounds! Guest author Susan Vreeland with her novel, Luncheon of the Boating Party . Interviewed by Floyd McKay. The Chuckanut Radio Players present a new episode of The Bellingham Bean (with French pastry chef). Musical guest, Rouge .  Lummi Storyteller, Pauline Hillaire Alan Rhodes with a slice of life essay. Announcer Rich Donnelly and host, Chuck Robinson

Guest author, Karl Marlantes joins us for his novel Deep River . Interviewed by announcer, Rich Donnelly.  The Chuckanut Radio Players talk turkey in new episode of As the Ham Turns.   Musical guest, Saloon .  Our resident poet, Kevin Murphy waxes rhapsodic and we’ll ALSO hear from a trio of Bellingham's Youth Peaceful Poets .  Announcer, Rich Donnelly and hosts Kelly Evert and Paul Hanson