Second Saturday Magazine

Bob Johnson, Second Saturday Magazine 10:00 a.m. - Jennifer Michael Hecht will discuss her new book THE HAPPINESS MYTH: Why What We Think is Right is Wrong. Hecht examines the five practical means we choose to achieve happiness: wisdom, drugs, money, bodies, and celebration. “Modern culture,” she writes, “is misrepresenting me and spending a lot of money to do it.” 10:30 a.m. - Carolyn Jourdan will talk about being the daughter of a country doctor in the rural south. Her memoir is called Heart in the Right Place. From Booklist:

Jourdan offers a zestfully compassionate portrait of a poor community rich in the ways of true humanity.

11:00 a.m. - Aurelia C. Scott is guest; her book is called Otherwise Normal People: Inside the Thorny World of competitive Rose Gardening. William Alexander, author of "The $64 Tomato" says, "Aurelia Scott's engaging journey into the underbelly of rose exhibitions will leave you wondering, Are these hobbyists bloomin' nuts, or simply having more fun that the rest of us?" 11:30 a.m. - Miles Marek joins us to talk about some of the upcoming shows at The Fairfield Theater. This special venue recently hosted Jean-Luc Ponty, and coming up on June 21st- bassist Stanley Clarke. The Fairfield theater is also helping WPKN plan a benefit concert to held there and scheduled for Thursday August 9th featuring Artie Traum. 12:00 noon - Becoming the Kind Father: A Son's Journey author, Calvin Sandborn is an Environmental lawyer, father, and grandfather. This hour he reflects on the harshness of the macho society that created the tough emotional wasteland of a "50's" manhood. He talks of his struggle to overcome the cruelness of his male conditioning. 12:30 p.m. - David Tracey, author of GUERILLA GARDENING: A Manualfesto, will discuss the do’s and don'ts of planting community vegetables and flowers. Tracy documents the many techniques of committing random acts of urban/suburban gardening. 1:00 p.m. - Career coach and best-selling author Susan RoAne will discuss her newly revised and fully updated How To Work a Room. The networking classic teaches you the techniques of making a lasting impression. 1: 30 p.m. - Gary Snodgrass is an executive VP and Chief Human Resources Officer of Exelon Corp in Chicago and is our guest this hour. In his latest career guide, “Stepping Up: 12 Ways to Rev Up, Revitalize, or Renew your Career”, he lays out 12 guidelines that will help people become what he calls HI-POs – high potential employees -- people who can handle responsibilities one and two levels above their current position. Technorati tags: WPKN, WPKM, Bridgeport, New London, radio, Montauk