Crazy Horse was the greatest Indian warrior of the 19th century, much more than just the victor over George Armstrong Custer at Little Bighorn.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Susan Faludi writes about the effects of 9/11 on society, and especially on women.
Candacy Taylor talks about her book, "Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress."
Russ Forster is the editor of the magazine, “8-Track Mind”. Forster talks with Jim Fleming about his obsession with this outdated audio technology from the 70's.
Tony Horwitz sailed aboard a replica of Captain James Cook’s “Endeavor” and wrote “Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook has Gone Before.”
Steve Almond tells Steve Paulson how his evolution as a writer began with a teenage obsession with Kurt Vonnegut. Though he hid that passion for years, he revealed it recently in his book "Not That You Asked."
How do we mind our mortality without being overwhelmed with morbid thoughts?
Stoically, says philosopher William Irvine. But he says Stoicism doesn't require us to be unemotional about death and loss. Irvine says the Stoics used thoughts about mortality to make our lives more joyful.
Sarah Flannery talks about how her father taught her to excel at math by giving her puzzles and she gives a few examples. Sarah won the Young Scientist of the Year Award in Ireland and in Europe in 1999.
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