Robert Sullivan has driven across the United States some thirty times. He tells Jim Fleming how he does it, and what happened on the worst trip ever.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Journalist John Conroy tells three tales of torture in his book “Unspeakable Acts, Ordinary People.” He describes them, and tells Steve Paulson that he believes that anyone is capable of inflicting torture, particularly when directed by a person in a position of authority.
Erik Prince was the founder and CEO of Blackwater, the controversial private military contractor. He's also been called a soldier for hire and a mercenary.
Marilyn Johnson tells Anne Strainchamps why obituaries are the best stories in the paper.
Patricia Person confesses she is a procrastinator in this audio essay.
Jaron Lanier loves the cephalopods, like the octopus and the squid.
Celebrated children's author Maurice Sendak talks with Steve Paulson about one of his collections.
We've got theme parks on the brain so we're revisiting Steve's conversation with Karen Russell re. her novel, "Swamplandia!," which is set in a gator wrestling theme park.
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