Nancy's Bookshelf

Nancy's Bookshelf: True stories of men who since their youth suffered the consequences of being different

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A Chico advocate for the mentally ill tells her son’s story. Also, the final chapter in Rex Ogle’s memoir trilogy tells his struggle of being unhoused after his father discovered he was gay.

Nancy Wiegman

Nancy Wiegman has a master's degree in French linguistics from Indiana University and taught yoga and foreign languages at CSU Fresno and the College of Charleston before moving to Chico in 1990.

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Matt Fidler

Matt Fidler is a producer and sound designer with over 15 years’ experience producing nationally distributed public radio programs. He has worked for shows such as Freakonomics Radio, Selected Shorts, Studio 360, The New Yorker Radio Hour and The Takeaway. In 2017, Matt launched the language podcast Very Bad Words, hitting the #28 spot in the iTunes podcast charts.

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