- The Wire (and also, the Terry Gross interview with Wire producer Ed Burns*)
- Joan DidionW (“All things…I always go to them when I’ve lost my way.”)
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz
- Badlands
- “all the pieces SCOTT CARRIERW makes for This American Life” (especially the job that takes over your life,*episode # 37)
- Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for GirlsW
- The Food Project
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred D. Taylor
- My Dad
- Magnetic Fields
- Roald DahlW
*follow the links to listen!