Gary Thorne

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Adventures in the Screen Trade”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Adventures in the Screen Trade”

You do not have to want to be a screenwriter to enjoy “Adventures in the Screen Trade.” This is a...

Josh Land April 09, 2019 4:46 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Triumphs of Experience”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Triumphs of Experience”

“Triumphs of Experience” by George E. Vallant is about findings from the longest (in time) and most in-depth study of...

Josh Land March 31, 2019 11:01 am
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Beethoven in Love; Opus 1139”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Beethoven in Love; Opus 1139”

Howard Jay Smith is an acquaintance of mine, not through literature, but our shared love of wine. Sampling vino with...

Josh Land March 19, 2019 11:57 am
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Monuments Men”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Monuments Men”

Welcome back to the 2019 edition of “Hitting the Books”! With the support of producer Olivia Witherite, editor Pete Kerzel...

Josh Land March 19, 2019 11:39 am
Gary Thorne launches “The Sports Rivals Podcast”

Gary Thorne launches “The Sports Rivals Podcast”

You know Gary Thorne knows and enjoys baseball. One listen to his work on Orioles broadcasts on MASN tells you...

Pete Kerzel February 12, 2019 2:34 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Every Thing On It”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Every Thing On It”

So one more for the year. First, my sincerest thanks to Olivia Witherite, our videographer and digital editor, and Pete...

Josh Land September 28, 2018 3:24 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Sun Does Shine”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Sun Does Shine”

For 30 years, Anthony Ray Hinton, author of “The Sun Does Shine,” served in solitary confinement in Alabama jails, convicted...

Josh Land August 24, 2018 3:44 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “A Terrible Glory”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “A Terrible Glory”

On a recent visit to the Little Bighorn site, a good friend asked the tour guides what was in their...

Josh Land August 18, 2018 2:31 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Silk Roads”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Silk Roads”

So my broadcast partner, Mike Bordick, shows up one day with a tome of a book easily useable for weightlifting...

Josh Land August 15, 2018 8:26 pm
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Color Blind”

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Color Blind”

There are unlikely stories, and “Color Blind” by Tom Dunkel is one of them. During the Great Depression, in of...

Josh Land July 27, 2018 3:47 pm