Rick Steves is the author of 30 European guidebooks, and host of public radio and television travel shows.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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When John Schwartz’s son, Joseph, was born seventeen years ago, John and his wife were feeling pretty good about their parenting… helping their son Sam and their daughter Elizabeth through the challenges of childhood..
But as Joe grew into toddlerhood, the Schwartzs noticed that he was different… not like most of the other boys. They started to wonder if he might grow up to be gay. They also noticed how the social pressure to be a stereotypical boy weighed on Joe…
Michael Piechowski talks about the intensity with which gifted children experience their lives.
Novelist Peter Carey talks about the trip he describes in his book “Wrong about Japan: A Father’s Journey with His Son.” Carey took his then 12 year old son Charley to meet directors of Japanese anime films and creators of manga comics
Author Kevin Henkes reads his favorite children's book, "Lucky Song".
With all that New York has to offer, Robert Sullivan chose to spend his time in a dark alley in Manhattan observing rats.
"The Collectors" is a brand-new audiobook by writer Philip Pullman. The story sheds light into the early life of Marisa Coulter, a villain from Pullman's acclaimed fantasy trilogy, "His Dark Materials." Pullman sat down with Steve Paulson to talk about his acclaimed trilogy, and the fantastical world contained in it.
David Gessner's Dangerous Idea? Modern monkeywrenching that won't be perceived as "terrorism."
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