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Joel Waldfogel on Scroogenomics

Joel Waldfogel talks with Jim Fleming about what's really wrong with all those cringe-inducing neckties and fruitcakes nobody eats.

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Justin Taylor on "The Apocalypse Reader"

Jim Fleming talks with Justin Taylor, editor of "The Apocalypse Reader," a collection of 34 short stories about the end of the world.

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Life in Pain

For most of us, pain is a sign of physical injury. Generally the pain fades as the injury heals. But for people with Behcet's Syndrom pain is a constant companion.

Jimmy Palmieri tells Anne Strainchamps about his practice of praying the pain away.

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Malcolm Gladwell on "The Power of Thinking without Thinking"

Malcolm Gladwell talks about the power of our tendency to make snap judgements and how important it is for our survival as a species.

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Robert Caro on LBJ

Biographer Robert Caro tells the remarkable story of how Lyndon Johnson became president after being humiliated as vice-president by John and Robert Kennedy.

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Martha Bayles on War Movies

Martha Bayles talks with Anne Strainchamps about why we love war movies and what messages they send.

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Keith Ward in Defense of the Soul

Keith Ward talks about the nature of the soul.

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Philip Roth on "Exit Ghost"

Novelist Philip Roth talks with Steve Paulson about his work and says Nathan Zukerman had made his final appearance in Roth's new novel, "Exit Ghost."

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