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10:00Maria Mudd Ruth: "Rare Bird" (Rodale) (Rebroadcast)

A small, mysterious bird has been flying along the Pacific coast since well before Captain Cook mapped those shores. A nature writer reveals why it took 185 years to find its secret nesting place and how it's now endangered.

Guests

Maria Mudd Ruth, author of more than a dozen books on natural history topics and former researcher and writer for The National Geographic Society and editor of Traveler magazine.

11:00Steven Roberts: "My Fathers' Houses" (William Morrow) (Rebroadcast)

Veteran journalist Steven Roberts looks back on the family roots that inspired his love of words and writing. We'll hear how this grandson of immigrants and native of Bayonne, New Jersey went on to a career at the New York Times and other leading media outlets.

Guests

Steve Roberts, syndicated columnist and journalism professor at George Washington University.

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