Pat Willard tells Steve Paulson that saffron is more than just a spice. It's rare and difficult to harvest but has an ancient history as a food additive, hair and skin dye, and as an aphrodisiac.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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John Wenke traces the influence of “The Catcher in the Rye” on American culture from film to high profile crime.
Biologist Richard Dawkins is the man the Intelligent Design Movement loves to hate.
Frances Perkins was the woman behind the New Deal as she was sworn in as Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt.
So, National Parks are the greatest thing since sliced bread. And everyone loves them. Right? Well, not so fast. In the past couple years, a small group of Republicans have introduced bills that would seriously curtailing the creation of new National Parks and roll back protections of existing ones. These have been dubbed the “No More National Parks” bills. None of these bills have become law. Yet.Claire Moser works for the Public Lands Project for The Center for American Progress and she is trying to steop those bills.
Mick Foley thrilled wrestling fans for years as the character “Mankind.” He’s since written two best-selling autobiographies and two children’s books. Now he’s a novelist.
Rob Richie is executive director of the Center for Voting and Democracy. He talks about how the system of instant run off voting works and why a lot of people, including John McCain and Howard Dean, think it’s a good idea.
Jim Gaffigan is an actor and standup comedian, who makes extensive use of his "inner voice."
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