William La Fleur is the author of “Liquid Life: Abortion and Buddhism in Japan.” He tells Anne Strainchamps about the Japanese mizuko rituals which are a form of public apology addressed to aborted fetuses.
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The question of how and why we come to believe lies fascinates filmmaker Errol Morris.
Mississippian Charlotte Hays is co-author of a cookbook called, “Being Dead is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide to Hosting the Perfect Funeral.”
Susan Mello, the 2003 Build A Better Burger Grand Prize winner, tells Anne about “My Big Fat Greco-Inspired Burger,” and why it deserved to win.
Film critic Roger Ebert on the glories of black and white films
Steve Kissing was sure he was possessed by the devil. He kept it secret for years. The truth emerged when he had a seizure and woke up in an ambulance: he had epilepsy.
Timothy Ryback is a Holocaust scholar and tells Steve Paulson the shocking truth that the two books that most influenced Hitler's thinking were American.
Sheenagh Pugh talked to Anne Strainchamps about sequels, but in her case the sequels are written by fans.
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