# 132. Charles Fort: A prize-winning poet from the University of Nebraska at Kearney shares insights about his experiences as an eastern urban African-American bringing his poetry and insights to Nebraska's rural Plains.

# 133. Dorcas Cavett: Never mind that Dorcas is Dick Cavett's step-mother! She is one of the most interesting people I've ever met. She'll tell us about her experiences as the very first female Marine and as a teacher who took care of the most unlikely class pet ever...an elephant!

# 134. Tom Bartek: I wake up most mornings to a beautiful seriograph...by artist Tom Bartek, one of my favorite Nebraska artists and favorite Nebraska people.

# 135. Jack Stewart: Jack is an attorney in Lincoln but has written a touching, honest, tough account of his experiences as a prisoner of war of the Germans during World War Two. Jack is also quite a conversationalist!

# 136. Mark Scherer: A lot of misunderstandings about the legal status of American Indians is because most Americans simply don't understand the historical foundations of that status. Mark Scherer is an important researcher in the area, working especially with the Omaha Tribe's unique legal history.

# 137. Natalie Peetz: Natalie is the executive director of the NebraskaLand Foundation. What does the Foundation do? What are its goals? Drop in on my conversation with Natalie and you'll find out!

# 138. Duane Obermeier: I have been an educator most of my life so I am interested in the process. And in its practitioners. Duane is executive director of the Nebraska State Education Association and we will discuss the current crisis in education and teaching, in Nebraska, and in America.

# 140. Dick Gray: Dick is an old political ally of mine...a fellow "weed" lover... and is the man responsible for the incredible beauty of many Nebraska highways.

# 141. Geri Cox and Carol McDaniels: These two interesting ladies have published a book...about people who publish books! This guide to Nebraska authors is not only a useful resource but a darn good read.

# 142. David Gruendel: Crane Meadows is an organization dedicated to helping the public understand the wonder of the annual Sandhill Crane migrations through Nebraska, and David Gruendel comes to my show as spokesman for that organization.

# 143. Carlene Bourn: Carlene is acting director of the Nebraska Commission on the Status of Women. How are the women of our state doing? Carlene is the woman who can tell us.

# 144. Scott Hazelrigg: Scott is exec director of the SAC Air Museum in Bellevue, Nebraska...an incredible collection of some of the most remarkable aircraft in the world.

# 145. Ron Block: Ron Block is author of a new and remarkale book of fiction with the evocative title The Dirty Shame Motel. What's the dirt? What's the shame? Where's the hotel? Ron will tell us.

# 146. Leon Satterfield: Author of a new collection of his newspaper columns, Leon is an old friend and a sharp-penned writer...you'll love him...or hate him.

# 147. Ross Brockley: Ross is that lazy, no-good, presumptuous but loveable ingrate you see on the Holiday Inn ads...you know: What do you think this is? Holiday Inn? Well, Ross is an interesting guy, and is producing a new movie...on...uh...raising carp!

# 148. Alan Boye: Alan Boye has written a new book titled Holding Stone Hands: On the Trail of the Cheyenne Exodus and it is an absolute masterpiece...one of the best books I have read on Native American history and current status. And Alan is an articulate spokesman for those issues.

# 149. Mike Forsberg: Mike is an outstanding wildlife photographer and fascinating raconteur. We are lucky to have a resource like Mike, and I am lucky to have him as my guest.

# 150. Stephanie Grace Whitson: Stephanie writes books of romance and inspiration about life on the pioneer Plains. Some folks sniff at such writing, but Stephanie makes a good case for it and has some interesting things to say about writing.

# 151. Jo Lewis: Jo is president of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Habitat for Humanity. What is Habitat for Humanity? That's my first question for Jo, and I think you will find our conversation interesting and informative about this remarkable project to provide homes for those who might otherwise never have one.

# 152. Hobe Hays: Hobe Hays is an interesting guy...artist, sports reporter, and former semi-pro baseball player. His new book Take Two and Hit to Right deals with all those things. Hobe is an interesting conversationalist. I enjoyed him, and I think you will too.

# 153. Arlene Jauken: Arlene's beautiful new book, The Mocassin Speaks, is something of a family history, but a history that is well told and interesting even to those of us who are not related to her. This is one of the best and most balanced accounts I have encountered about pioneers taken captive, in this case by the Cheyenne.

# 154. Judith Slater: Judith's book, The Baby Can Sing will set your mind reeling. It is a collection of short stories that really aren't short stories...they are set-ups that lead you deep into your own imagination and its storytelling potentials. Remarkable book....

# 155. Gerald Shapiro: And Judith is married to...Gerald Shapiro! It doesn't seem likely that two writers of this caliber would be in the same English Department (at the U of Nebraska) yet in the same household, yet have new books released within a few days of each other by separate publishers...but here it is. Gerald's book is utterly different from Judith's but with the same high level of literary quality.

# 156. Sue Rosowski: Sue has been on my show before. She is our top Cather scholar and in her new book Birthing a Nation she argues for a feminine, even feminist view of the American West and the American Western. Sue is a brilliant scholar and exciting conversationalist.

# 157. Steve Schneider: Steve is yet another of the remarkable stable of poets gathering at the U of Nebr at Kearney...and a fascinating guy. We talk about Steve's research in American poetry, and he reads some of his own work during our conversation.

# 158. Jack Kasher: Jack is a physicist at the U of Nebr at Omaha. Pretty boring, huh? Well, you are wrong. This is probably the most startling conversation I have had in this long series, no kidding. I'm not going to tell you more, but believe me, if you miss this one, you're going to be hearing about it tomorrow up in town!