Anthony Harkins tells Steve Paulson about the stereotype of the hillbilly and what it has meant to American culture.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Alexander Nehamas is the author of “Nietzsche: Life as Literature.” He explains Nietzsche’s ideas and explains why he is still important today.
Zen Buddhist Abbot Joan Halifax has been sitting with dying people since 1970. She says the experience has been a profound gift. She says that she has no idea what happens after we die, and that she's comfortable with that mystery.
It’s no secret that Hollywood has a diversity problem. Take for instance the fact that women only hold about 1 in 6 leadership roles in the film industry. And despite facing greater dangers, female stuntwomen typically receive less pay than their male counterparts. In her documentary “Double Dare,” Amanda Micheli follows two high profile women stunt-doubles: Jeannie Epper and Zoe Bell. Michaeli says women stunt doubles appear all the time in movies, and not always where you’d expect.
Annalee Newitz is optimistic that humans are not necessarily an endangered species. In this EXTENDED interview, she talks with Anne about "Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction."
Al Green's many R & B hits made him the Minister of S-E-X until he gave it all up for gospel music and became a real minister.
Amanda Craig tells Anne Strainchamps that children’s literature has a strong sense of story and that’s why it appeals to adults.
The talk of the New York International Auto Show is the Transition... a car that can fly! Or, more accurately, as the inventor told Jim Fleming... a plane that can drive!
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