Mastering The Art Of Being Interesting and the Elements of Wit

By Joseph Cooper,

Richard Ives

Published November 6, 2014 at 1:00 PM EST

11/06/14 - Thursday's Topical Currents ponders the highly-prized human value of . . . wit. . .

Writer Benjamin Errett says that “unlike humor, wit is a speed game.” He’s the author of “ELEMENTS OF WIT: MASTERING THE ART OF BEING INTERESTING." www.elementsofwit.com

And more, in the second half of the program, Linda Gassenheimer, with writer Jen Karetnik. Her new book is MANGO. Also, wine columnist Fred Tasker. Topical Currents Thursday at 1pm on WLRN.

Kudos to @topicalcurrents on @WLRN for doing an hour on http://t.co/pvlQYrdysi and mangoes. There's no fruit I'd rather open for.
— Benjamin Errett (@benjaminerrett) November 6, 2014

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WLRN Radio's Joseph Cooper says producing and hosting Topical Currents is the most rewarding experience of his long radio career, which began at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in the 1970s.

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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.

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