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Peter Singer on "The Life You Can Save"

Philosopher Peter Singer lays out the argument that virtually everyone in America has a moral obligation to give money to help the desperately poor.

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Jim Cullen on the History of the American Dream

Historian Jim Cullen talks with Jim Fleming about the various versions of the American Dream: freedom, equality, upward mobility, home ownership and the good life.

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Margaret Weis on "Mistress of Dragons"

Margaret Weis tells Steve Paulson all about dragons, and about the dragon world she created for her books.

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Neda Ulaby on "Tristram Shandy"

Neda Ulaby, NPR reporter and cultural critic, talks with Jim Fleming about the film adaptation of Laurence Sterne's "Tristram Shandy."

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Kim Stanley Robinson - Extended Interview

Here's our extended conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson on science fiction and imagining the future.

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Participatory Budgeting

In Chicago’s 49th Ward they engage in Participatory Budgeting - in other words the residents of the 49th Ward decide how to spend their ward’s money.  

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Potraits of the Mentally Ill - Michael Nye

Photographer Michael Nye made portraits of the mentally ill and homeless people in San Antonio, where he lives. He also recorded their stories.

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John Dalby on Hunting Pirates

Captain John Dalby runs a company called Marine Risk Management that out-pirates the pirates and reclaims ships for their rightful owners.

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