Topics: woodworking, saving energy, saving money, DIY projects, sustainable seafood, ocean conservation, Thanksgiving, vegetarianism and homemade paper.

Guests:

Spike Carlsen , author of A Splintered History of Wood

Carlsen is an editor, author, carpenter and woodworker, who has been immersed in the world of wood and woodworking for more than 30 years. He is former Executive Editor of Family Handyman magazine where he wrote hundreds of articles on home improvement and oversaw the creation of dozens of books including the revised Readers Digest Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual. He has written articles for Old House Journal, Fine Homebuilding, Workbench, The Minneapolis Star Tribune and other publications. Carlsen discusses saving energy to save money with easy DIY projects.

Alison Barratt , Communications Associate Manager, Monterey Bay Aquarium

Barratt discusses how the aquarium is celebrating 25 years of ocean conservation, as well as the impacts of plastics on Laysan albatross and the Monterey Bay Aquarium's program to alert visitors to this issue. She also about a fun seafood-full, turkey-free Thanksgiving!

Anna Thomas , author of a new cookbook, Love Soup 

Thomas is one of the founders of the vegetarian and fresh foods movements and the author of the new cookbook Love Soup: 160 All-New Vegetarian Recipes. She discusses minimal meat Thanksgiving meals.

Cheryl Long , editor in chief, MOTHER EARTH NEWS

Long shares the Project of the Week: Ultimate Paper Recycling. Learn how to heavy-duty notepaper. It's fun and easy to do — a great project for these cool fall evenings at home with the family. After the paper has dried, you can use some autumn-themed rubber stamps to jazz up your new homemade cardstock.

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