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(An aerial view of Greenwich Plains, MA with Quabbin Lake in the background (Quabbin by Michael Tougias))
Host Dean Olsher bakes with Cake Bible author and consummate perfectionist Rose Levy Beranbaum. Former residents of the Swift River Valley in Massachusetts describe life before and after their home towns were replaced by drinking water. Philip and Elena Lister recall the conviction with which their daughter Liza lived and died. Also, music this week from Icelandic singer-songwriter Emiliana Torrini.
This Week in History
A review of important moments in history with the help of vocal acrobat Zero Boy, who renders them in sound.
» More on Zero Boy
» More on Zero Boy
Stories from Below the Quabbin
Quiet Music, Part 1
The Science of Louis Armstrong
A Short Good Life
When Liza Lister was first diagnosed with leukemia at age four, her parents hoped she would still have a chance to grow up. She never did. And yet the way that she guided them through her death suggests that she held an understanding of life many adults never attain. Produced ...
Zen and the Art of Baking a Cake
Quiet Music, Part 2
One more song from Emiliana Torrini.
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