Special guest co-host Margaret Tomlinson joins us for a look at America’s independence through the words and songs of a wide range of poets, writers and musicians such as Edwidge Danticat, Rebecca Solnit, Morgan Parker, T’ai Freedom Ford, Hieu Minh Nguyen, Ed Sanders, The Beatles, Mahalia Jackson, and others, including the wide range of contributors to the new book, What We Do Now. In the second hour, visual artist and Zen student Rodney Greenblatt contributes an original "Dharma Talk for the Fourth of July". The WGXC Afternoon Show features local news, interviews with community leaders and personalities, a rundown of local and regional events, weather updates, and more, about and for the community. Broadcast live from the Carnegie Room of the Catskill Library. Hosted by Robert Tomlinson.