WDUN Morning Show

Most people cook with recipes from a cookbook. Rosemary Grant uses the ones she finds on gravestones. Rosemary visited with us on Maine Street to talk about how she got started and what it was like to prepare some of the dishes with the families of the deceased.

Dan Buettner stopped by Maine Street again to talk about his latest cookbook "The Blue Zones American Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100." Dan has researched the Blue Zones. These are areas where people commonly live to 100 and beyond. The big factor: diet.

The holidays are a festive time for most. But there are those that suffer from seasonal depression. Sherry James used to following the suicides of both her parents. She shared how she has been able to find joy in the season again and talks candidly about what she does--and others can do--to keep from slipping into suicidal behavior.

Dr. Rama Chellappa has spent a good portion of his career working on A.I. Dr. Chellappa shared with Maine Street his thoughts on how far we can go as he discussed his book "Can We Trust AI?" Among the questions he answered for us is whether machines will ever be able to think like a human. Listen to find out.

Daniel Ross is only the third person in 88 years to voice the Disney cartoon character Donald Duck. During his visit to Maine Street, Daniel gave us a lesson in how to do the iconic voice and shared the story of how his mother was the one who taught him the skill which now has him up for an Emmy.

If the animals who witnessed Jesus' birth could have spoken, what would they have said? Debra Westgate-Silva answers that question in her children's book "Bethlehem Barn." Debra dropped by Maine Street to discuss the book and what inspired her to write it.

John Cafferty of visited Maine Street to talk about the release of his greatest hits album and how what he thought would be just one or two minutes of background music in a movie became a big hit. We also asked him "who is Beaver Brown?"

Hand-held devices, after school activities and busy schedules can get in the way of actually being a family. Alex Mont-Ros visited Maine Street to share details of his "Family Meeting Planner" and how setting aside time to truly communicate builds stronger families.

Lee Greenwood visited Maine Street to share details about his "American Spirit Tour...Once and For All" and what it's like touring at age 80.

Richard Paul Evans visited Maine Street to share details about his new novel "A Christmas Memory" and discuss the Netflix adaptation of his book "The Noel Diary."