If you're like me, you like to know things but how much time to invest? That's the question. Here's the answer: Read Beat--Interviews with authors of new releases. These aren't book reviews but short (about 25-30 minutes on the average) chats with folks that usually have taken a lot of time to research a topic, enough to write a book about it. Hopefully, there's a topic or two that interests you. I try to come up with subjects that fascinate me or I need to know more about. Hopefully, listeners will agree. I'm Steve Tarter, former reporter for the Peoria Journal Star and a contributor to WCBU-FM, the Peoria public radio outlet, from 20202 to 2024. I post regularly on stevetarter.substack.com.
Former reporter and business editor with the Peoria Journal Star. Now a contributor to WCBU-FM 89.9, the public radio outlet in Peoria, Illinois. A graduate of Bradley University, Tarter has lived in central Illinois for over 50 years. Married with four grown children, Tarter loves radio, film noir and talking to people. That last interest has led to this podcast, born during the pandemic when zoom calls connected us all. I blog at facebook.com/tartersource.