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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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Mr. Cutlets on "Meat Me in Manhattan"

Mr. Cutlets really loves meat. He talks about his favorite cuts and how to cook them and why his last meal would be a pastrami sandwich.

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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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Matthew Klam on "The Pursuit of Ecstasy"

Matthew Klam talks about his experience with Ecstasy and reflects on the pharmaceutical industry’s influence on the cultural perception of drug use.

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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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Keith Ward in Defense of the Soul

Keith Ward talks about the nature of the soul.

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Nina Simonds on Eating Yin and Yang

Nina Simonds tells Jim Fleming about dining at Singapore's Imperial Herbal restaurant, where the staff herbalist prescribes a meal for you aimed at balancing your yin and yang.

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Michael Gershon on "The Second Brain"

Michael Gershon talks about the science behind “gut instinct” and says most of the body’s serotonin is in the gut, not the brain.

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