Journalist Susan Orlean set out to discover why this night is so special to Americans and tells Steve Paulson about some of her Saturday night excursions.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Ruth Reichl draws on her career as a high-profile food writer and editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine in her first novel -- "Delicious". It's the story of a magazine writer with a superhuman sense of taste, who discovers a secret cache of letters from the legendary chef and cookbook writer James Beard.
Novelist Tom Perrotta talks with Anne Strainchamps about life in the suburbs, where everything is nice, and nobody wants a pedophile to move into the neighborhood.
Saul Williams has been hailed as hip hop's poet laureate. He talks with Anne Strainchamps, and we hear some of his work.
Michael Paterniti travels to the highlands of Spain to track down one of the world's greatest cheesemakers.
Vivek Maddala composes new scores for silent movies. He tells Steve Paulson how music can tell a story.
Music critic Yuval Taylor tells Steve Paulson that authenticity in music is a complicated business.
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