Porchlight
Porchlight with Tom Roznowski offers WFIU listeners a weekly invitation to visit the familiar and the forgotten through recorded song, original story, and the occasional everyday expert.
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If we are not exposed to someone's handwriting, that is one less distinctive characteristic available to us. -
When space is referred to as the “final frontier,” does that imply that we need to explore it to better control it or rather strive to understand it so to better control ourselves? -
Among their many other benefits to humanity is the fact that over the centuries trees have been used to create countless theater stages and musical instruments. -
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Even when you are exploring and unsure of a destination, signposts and maps can prove very helpful. But what if this is new territory? The events of 2020 were global, which gives a new meaning to the meaning of destination. -
One of the most difficult adjustments during this past year? Limiting and navigating personal contact. There is clearly more acceptance for this than there is understanding. -
There are no guarantees in life. But when there are no guarantees of life and that awareness is shared globally and simultaneously, it does tend to get your attention. Being a survivor may seem with a simple choice, but with it comes the challenge of facing what you’re now left with. -
In the wake of the pandemic, a deeper appreciation and a broadened perspective. Visits from Pops Staples, Marcel Proust, and Burt Lancaster. -
Ours is a diverse culture and divided country in many ways, but there is one characteristic that securely unites most all of us as Americans. We have way too much stuff.
