Karl Taro Greenfeld tells Jim Fleming he's never had a conversation with his brother.
Karl Taro Greenfeld tells Jim Fleming he's never had a conversation with his brother.
Classicist Mary Lefkowitz talks with Steve Paulson about Mars, the Roman God of War. The Greeks called him Ares, and he had a tough time for a god.
A rant/sermon from Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir.
David Gessner's Dangerous Idea? Modern monkeywrenching that won't be perceived as "terrorism."
Richard Reynolds tells Anne Strainchamps about his adventures as a guerrilla gardener, that is, someone who tends someone else's land for harvest.
Paul Flores and Marc Bamuthi Joseph are spoken-word poets in the San Francisco Bay area.
Jeffrey Goldberg talks with Jim Fleming about the role of the "public Intellectual" in Israel, the coming demographic problem the country faces, and expresses some doubt about Israel's long-term viability as a Jewish democracy.
Kevin Young is a blues poet. His new collection is called “Jelly Roll: A Blues.” Young talks about what makes a blues poem and gives him a couple of examples.