Poltergeists, ghosts, telepathy and other psychic phenomena used to be considered legitimate subjects for scientific research. Historian Jeffrey Kripal recounts the intellectual history of the paranormal.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Journalist Susan Orlean set out to discover why this night is so special to Americans and tells Steve Paulson about some of her Saturday night excursions.
Doug Gordon found Steve Nieve in Chicago and talked with him about his music and his collection of sounds.
Louisa May Alcott was no "little woman". Biographer Harriet Reisen uncovers the fierce feminist behind "Little Women".
Music critic Yuval Taylor tells Steve Paulson that authenticity in music is a complicated business.
John Linnel and John Flansburgh comprise the alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants. Their first album for children, "No!" is quite different.
Tom Brokaw, former anchor and managing editor of NBC News, talks with Anne Strainchamps about the polarizing effects of the sixties.
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