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Madelon Sprengnether on Film Going as Therapy

Madelon Sprengnether tells Jim Fleming that going to the movies became a form of therapy for her and helped her sort out her own life experiences.

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Jim Cullen on the History of the American Dream

Historian Jim Cullen talks with Jim Fleming about the various versions of the American Dream: freedom, equality, upward mobility, home ownership and the good life.

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Neda Ulaby on "Tristram Shandy"

Neda Ulaby, NPR reporter and cultural critic, talks with Jim Fleming about the film adaptation of Laurence Sterne's "Tristram Shandy."

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Mark Salzman on "Lying Awake"

In Mark Salzman’s novel “Lying Awake,” a Carmelite nun learns that her religious raptures may be symptoms of epilepsy.

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Kim Stanley Robinson - Extended Interview

Here's our extended conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson on science fiction and imagining the future.

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John Dalby on Hunting Pirates

Captain John Dalby runs a company called Marine Risk Management that out-pirates the pirates and reclaims ships for their rightful owners.

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Japan's G.N.C. -- Gross National Cool

Anthropoligst Anne Allison talks about our love affair with Japanese pop culture.

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Rob Bowman on Stax Records

Musicologist Rob Bowman tells Jim Fleming about the history of the record company that made Dr. King’s dream a reality in its everyday artistic and business dealings.

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