Jamaica Kincaid tells Steve Paulson that slavery and colonialism helped create a tradition of irresponsibility in men like her father and stepfather.
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Howard Schwartz talks with Anne Strainchamps about the angel traditions in Judaism, and the many angelic appearances in Hebrew literature.
Isabel Allende talks about what happened on September 11, 1973, when a military coup in Chile overthrew her uncle, Salvador Allende.
If the sea has a voice, how can we learn to hear it? James MacManus chews on that question in his first novel, “The Language of the Sea.”
Britain’s best-selling mystery writer, Ian Rankin, talks about his character, Inspector John Rebus. He explains what Edinburgh is really like, and how Scotland has been affected by world events like the air crash at Lockerbie.
Novelist Jacqueline Mitchard was one of the judges for the 2002 National Book Awards. She talks about the experience.
Ira Glass is the host of the public radio program This American Life. He tells Steve Paulson what makes a story work on the radio and plays several examples.
Harvard law professor Jeannie Suk says she's recently heard students demand trigger warnings before her lectures on rape, or ask that she not talk about the subject at all. She tells Steve Paulson that it’s more important than ever to teach students about rape law, because when it comes to sex, the line between what’s legal and what’s criminal is rapidly shifting.
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