97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

Every month, Aaron welcomes UNC’s Carolina Public Humanities to the studio for a regular feature called “Oh, the Humanities!” spotlighting humanities work and upcoming events on campus. Click here to listen back to all of those discussions.

This month, Carolina Public Humanities is continuing its Great Books Reading Series with a two-part discussion of Tayari Jones’ “An American Marriage.” To discuss the book, Aaron is joined by CPH events manager Beth Gardiner and Alex Odom, a UNC librarian specializing in African-American Studies. Odom will be leading the discussion.

The Great Books Reading Series on “An American Marriage” will take place on back-to-back Tuesdays, October 22 and 29, at Flyleaf Books. Click here to get more information and register; the registration cost will include a copy of the book shipped to your home.

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