Novelist Philip Roth talks with Steve Paulson about his work and says Nathan Zukerman had made his final appearance in Roth's new novel, "Exit Ghost."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Jerome Charyn remembers the glory days of ping-pong in America. He talks about some of the great matches of the past and reflects on the worldwide popularity of the game.
Jimmy Santiago Baca is a champion of the International Poetry Slam, and the author of four books of verse. He talks with Steve Paulson about the power of poetry and reads some of his own verse.
Persi Diaconis is a former stage magician who uses card shuffling and coin tossing to illustrate complex mathematical formulae.
The authors of “Persepolis” and “Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth” speak together at the Wisconsin Book Festival 2006.
Joshua Ferris talks about his novel, "To Rise Again at a Decent Hour," which made the longlist for The Man Booker Prize.
In 1975, Dr. Raymond Moody coined the term "near death experience" and published the first definitive account of patients who described dying and coming back to life. He tells Steve Paulson what he's come to believe after listening to thousands of reports.
Can you fall in love with anyone? More than 20 years ago, psychologist Arthur Aron made two strangers fall in love in his laboratory. How? He asked them 36 questions. This year, Mandy Len Catron tried out the 36 questions with a guy she barely knew. Now they’re in love.
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