Bob Jacobson attaches no moral value to working. He has a job, but would rather spend his time loafing, and gives some examples of his past jobs.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Christine Wicker is a former religion reporter for the Dallas Morning News, and the author of “Lily Dale: The True Story of the Town that Talks to the Dead.”
One of the most enduring questions about Coke is does it contain cocaine? Or did it used to? Bart Elmore has the answers.
Daniel Wolff tells Anne Strainchamps that most Americans learn what they really need to know outside of school and that, as a society, we believe contradictory things about the value of public education.
One of the enduring ideas – and an everyday saying – is that it’s possible to “pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” Of course, it’s physically impossible, but producer Sara Nics thought there had to be a way to do it with some engineering know-how and well-built boots.
Caitlin Matthews is a Celtic scholar and storyteller. She talks with Anne Strainchamps about the various myths of a lost paradise and how we can find it within ourselves.
Dominique Raccah tells Anne Strainchamps why she loves hearing the actual voices of people like Denise Levertov, W.H. Auden and Robert Frost.
Ted Gioia was in high school when he first visited a jazz club and he realized instantly, "This is it! This is what I've been looking for." The experience changed his life and since then he's become a noted jazz critic and historian. Gioia's new book is "How to Listen to Jazz." He tells Anne Strainchamps that new collaborations with rappers and rockers are revitalizing today's jazz.
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