The Frankie Boyer BLOG: Frankie’s Guest Line-Up for Tuesday August 5, 2008

Health Show 11:00-12:00

11:00-11:30 Frankie welcomes Paul Roberts author of “The End of Food.” Roberts is one of the edgier voices of Declinism today - he thinks we're in for a radical population decline. The problem, according to Roberts, is that ever-cheaper food provided supply stability for a very long time and that the period of prolonged stability is now ending, ushering in famine and political instability on a grand scale. An indispensable book. . .the best analysis of the global food economy you are likely to find.

11:45-12:00 Frankie speaks with Shelley Lewis author of “Five Lessons I Didn’t Learn from Breast Cancer (And One Big One I Did).” A wonderful interweaving of the author’s personal story, interviews with breast cancer survivors, and a sharp-eyed journalist’s look at the breast cancer “community,” this book is full of unconventional wisdom, unexpected advice, and hilarious observations about life inside the pink bubble.

For information on Breast Cancer www.breastcancer.org

Lifestyle Show 12:00-1:00

12:04-12:20 Frankie welcomes special guest and author of “The Suicide Index : Putting My Father's Death in Order” Joan Wickersham.

In this harrowing, beautifully written memoir, Joan Wickersham tries to understand the forces that drove her father to take his own life. Part detective story, part anguished examination of a family, she traces the myriad repercussions suicide has not only on the future but also on the past. And she has created the perfect form in which to stage her inquiry. A powerful, important book.

12:20-12:40 Frankie speaks with Shelley Lewis author of “Five Lessons I Didn’t Learn from Breast Cancer (And One Big One I Did) .”An irreverent, funny, compassionate look at what having breast cancer means—and what it doesn’t.

Talk with other survivors of breast cancer who share their stories. www.VoicesOfMammoSite.com

12:40-1:00 Frankie welcomes Paul Roberts author of “The End of Food.” Roberts explains how we've become used to a food industry that efficiently delivers an abundance of calories with less and less nutrition. What's more, we will never achieve mass production of quality food without an unacceptable loss of calories. The tradeoff is much steeper than is commonly known. We tend to be unaware because as a society we care about entertainment as opposed to making informed choices. Everyone's got to eat, and this spellbinding book makes it clear why that may be a problem.