Dialogue & Discourse: a blog by Donna Halper

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, comes late this year: it usually comes in September, but this year, it's in October-- it begins at s...

I don't talk much about either of my grandfathers; they both died many years ago. But they were part of a very familiar story. My matern...

Twenty-five years ago, I was researching a book about the changing roles of women in society, and trying to find out if society's attitu...

It's National Radio Day, a day to celebrate a mass medium that is still important to many of us. I understand that in our internet and T...

A couple of weeks ago, a former student of mine got in touch. I hadn't heard from him in about 20 years, but evidently something caused ...

Let me first set the record straight: I do not have a cat. In fact, I'm allergic to cats. Also dogs. Some of my friends have pets, but t...

Because I'm a media historian and a former broadcaster, I tend to save memorabilia, especially items related to my career. I've got ...