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11:21 am
Sun May 5, 2013

Keswick, Homestead Pastry Chef's Solo

Giancarlo is a true "European" pastry chef (born in Lombardy) whose career included  upscale venues like The Homestead and Keswick Hall.  He and wife, Jane, ran Cafe Giancarlo on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall --and now they run  Giancarlo Fine European Pastries in Staunton. He shares some thoughts about life and about luscious treats. 

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Web EXTRA
1:01 pm
Fri May 3, 2013

Web EXTRA Jessica Penner Uncut

Image: WMRA News (tw)

Of course, what you hear on the air during is edited-down because of time constraints. 

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The Spark
10:34 am
Fri May 3, 2013

Cow Moses, Butchered Housecat, Winter Tornado-Ride...

Photo: Stuart Jamieson via wikipedia Commons

And a 1903 Mennonite's "Tiger Scar" birthmark --are among the elements in Jessica Penner's novel, Shaken In The Water.  

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The Spark
10:02 am
Fri May 3, 2013

A Sylvia Plath Poem

Samantha Tkac

In honor of National Poetry Month, JMU sophomore Samantha Tkac reads her favorite poem, Daddy, by Sylvia Plath.

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