Novelist Margaret Atwood talks about her latest book, "The Year of the Flood," with Steve Paulson. The book posits a new religion formed after most life on Earth has been obliterated.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Journalist Mark Pendergrast talks with Steve Paulson about the cultural history of coffee.
Christian and Muslim traditions often involve the afterlife. Is it as important to the Jewish people?
Peter Stark, author of “Last Breath,” tells Steve Paulson about various narrow escapes adventurers have had from avalanches and bitter cold.
Katha Pollitt is a columnist for The Nation and a pro-choice advocate who believes it’s time to reframe the whole abortion debate. As she points out in her new book, “Pro” – an American woman today may have a legal right to an abortion…. But that doesn’t mean she can get one.
Liz Mermin tells Anne Strainchamps that her film, "The Beauty Academy of Kabul", chronicles the efforts of some Afghan women to maintain a little independence and earn a little money.
John Strausbaugh says blackface (and whiteface) have long histories in this country and helped Americans learn to live with each other.
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