Jamaica Kincaid tells Steve Paulson that slavery and colonialism helped create a tradition of irresponsibility in men like her father and stepfather.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Marc Maron says he was washed up. Career? Over.
So he set up a microphone in his garage and starting talking with - and sometimes apologizing to - his fellow comedians.
That's when things started turning around.
Emily Bazelon is one of the hosts of Slate's Political Gabfest podcast, which has been out since 2005. She talks with Rehman Tungekar about how the Gabfest got started, how they prepare for an episode, and why it's so popular.
James Mills looks into why so few African-Americans visit the national Parks today.
Novelist Jacqueline Mitchard was one of the judges for the 2002 National Book Awards. She talks about the experience.
Howard Zehr talks about restorative justice. The goal is to repair the harm done to the victims of crime so that the final outcome is positive for both victim and offender.
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.”
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