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Topical Currents

The Other Side of Paradise: Life In The New Cuba

07/31/14 - Thursday’s Topical Currents features literary contributor, Ariel Gonzalez’ interview with journalist and author, Julia Cooke Her new book, The Other Side of Paradiserecounts her 10 month stay in Cuba in 2009. And more, Miami Spice runs through August and September.  Linda Gassenheimer speaks with Bill Talbert, President and CEO of the Greater Miami Convention and Business Bureau and  restaurateur,  John Kunkel about how to navigate the offerings.  Wine columnist Fred Tasker offers his wine suggestions. Listen in . .to Topical Currents . . Thursday at 1pm.

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Richard Ives came to WLRN in September 2000 to begin a new career in radio. Born in Fort Lauderdale, his family moved to Long Island, New York, where he grew up. After graduation from college and an unsatisfying stint in a job that, as he puts it, "paid the bills but for which I had no passion" he found himself contemplating a midlife career change after being laid-off.