First hour: How to detect and avoid plagiarism
Second hour: Summer of Food - Autumn Stoscheck of Eve's Cidery
Teachers across the country are preparing to talk to students about plagiarism by referencing Melania Trump's speech at last week's Republican National Convention. The Trump campaign says that Melania admires Michelle Obama, and mentioned some of her favorite lines from the First Lady's 2008 speech to one of her speechwriting assistants. Somehow, that entire passage made it into Melania Trump's speech. We'll discuss a range of issues related to the plagiarism: how to detect it, how to avoid it, and why it matters. And we'll discuss the importance of crafting great speeches in the modern age. Our guests:
- Curt Smith, presidential speech writer, author, and senior lecturer in English at the University of Rochester
- Evvy Fanning, high school English teacher
Then in our second hour, our Summer of Food series of conversations continues with a woman who is known as both a dynamo activist in the Finger Lakes, as well as one of the finest cider makers in the region. Autumn Stoscheck's family has a farm near the border with Pennsylvania. Starting in 2009, Stoscheck began warning her fellow agricultural industry workers about hydrofracking. At first, they didn't know what she was talking about. We'll discuss her activism, and her work to elevate cider to the level of wine and beer.
- Autumn Stoscheck, Eve's Cidery