Lars Svendsen talks about his book, "A Philosophy of Boredom."
Lars Svendsen talks about his book, "A Philosophy of Boredom."
Alain de Botton tells Steve Paulson that we all worry about our place in the pecking order and our lifestyle choices reflect our anxieties.
Single women are the most potent political force in America today. Rebecca Traister explains why young millenial women are delaying marriage -- just as Susan B. Anthony predicted.
Andrew Carroll directs the Legacy Project, which is dedicated to preserving war-time correspondence. He also organized pocket-sized “Armed Services Editions” of several books and distributed them to American troops.
We head back in time now, to the evening of March 8th, 1971. The night 8 young Vietnam war protestors broke into their local FBI office – in Media, PA – and stole top-secret documents that would rock the nation.
Anne Strainchamps surveys the enchanting world of children's literature.
Adam Gussow talks with Steve Paulson about the Blues legend of going to the crossroads to sell your soul to the devil in exchange for expertise playing the Blues.
Amy Borkowsky’s mother leaves unbelievable messages on her answering machine. She tells Steve Paulson that what her mother does is based on love and her devotion to the role of mother.