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Podcast: The Colin McEnroe Show
Episode: How indexes help organize our world
Description: Chances are you’ve used an index at the back of a book. But how much thought have you given to their creation, their function, their history? This hour: more than you ever thought to wonder about the role of indexes in our world. Plus, we get mixed up in the world of cookbook indexes. GUESTS: Paula Clarke Bain: Professional indexer Dennis Duncan: Author of Index, A History of The: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age Elizabeth Parson: Professional indexer The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a p...