Band Grandpas, Accent and Dialects, Wild Salmon, Warsaw Ghetto

Retired Gastroenterologist Help Budding Musicians Guest: Arnold (Arnie) Rosen, founder of Band Grandpas Dr. Arnold Rosen was in the middle of performing a colonoscopy when he suddenly thought, “When I retire, I want to be a ‘Band Grandpa.’” He met with Rockford Public Schools and helped coordinate other volunteers to start Band Grandpas, a program that allows Arnold and other adults to come help teach music to middle school students. Coaching Actors on Their Accents Guest: Eliza Simpson, dialect coach The way we speak says a lot about us. So just as important as clothing and poise are accent and dialect when an actor wishes to assume a role. Enter the dialect coach.  Word Story: Quisling Guest: Eric Schulzke, producer, "Constant Wonder"  One of the strangest words in the English language, but very useful if you're playing Scrabble and get stuck with a "Q," is “quisling.” But you'd never want to be accused of being one, or would you?  What’s in This: Wild Salmon Season Is On Guest: Ivy Manning, cooking instructor and author, “Instant Pot Miracle 6 Ingredients or Less” Salmon is attractive, healthy, and delicious.  Wild salmon is all that, but better—so let’s talk about why, and how to cook it best. Time Capsules: the Warsaw Ghetto Holocaust Guest: David Roskies, cultural historian and author, "Voices from the Warsaw Ghetto: Writing Our History" From 1940-1943, an underground group of Jews lived in the Warsaw ghetto Oyneg Shabes. They put together an archive—not only of crimes committed by Nazis but also of their life stories. Those records were buried underground in metal containers during World War II. David Roskies, a cultural historian and Jewish scholar, has compiled the stories that remain from “a civilization responding to its own destruction.”