More than 30 million Americans live in small towns. And lots of us will drive through small towns on road trips this summer. Princeton sociologist Robert Wuthnow just completed the first comprehensive study in half a century of small-town living. Here's his conversation with Anne...
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Celtic historian John Matthews tells Steve Paulson that Merlin probably was a real person and that wizards are related to our ancient shamans.
Natalie Goldberg talks about the process of writing a memoir and tells Anne Strainchamps why it is her favorite genre.
Karl Taro Greenfeld tells Jim Fleming he's never had a conversation with his brother.
Classicist Mary Lefkowitz talks with Steve Paulson about Mars, the Roman God of War. The Greeks called him Ares, and he had a tough time for a god.
Nick Bostrom is a philosopher at Yale. In his paper “The Simulation Argument,” he makes the case that life as we know it may be a computer simulation being run by our descendants.
In one of his most personal books, Sacks recalls his childhood in wartime London and the important role chemistry played in his life. He explains how he was comforted by the rigor and orderliness of science.
Kevin Young is a blues poet. His new collection is called “Jelly Roll: A Blues.” Young talks about what makes a blues poem and gives him a couple of examples.
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