Episode 65 || Rose-Colored Glasses: How Traditions Build Communities

Thomasville is the City of Roses, and spring is the town's time to shine! Each year, Thomasville hosts the Rose Show and Festival, and Chris and Annie talk to city event coordinator Sarah Turner about balancing tradition with new ideas, why a festival devoted to roses, and what she's reading right now. 

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Sarah's go-to podcasts: 

+ Radio Lab

+ This American Life

Books Sarah mentioned:

+ In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

+ Fed, White, and Blue by Simon Majumdar

+ Tribal by Diane Roberts

+ The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

+ How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

Books Chris mentioned: 

+ The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison 

+ Battleborn by Claire Watkins

+ Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson 

Books Annie mentioned:

+ Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson

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