For Women's History Month, we're celebrating one of history's forgotten women, Jane Franklin. Harvard historian Jill Lepore talks about why she chose to write a biography of Ben Franklin's sister.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Jim Tucker is a child psychiatrist and director of the University of Virginia's project on children's memories of previous lives.
Mikael Niemi is the author of “Popular Music from Vittula,” the single best-selling book in Swedish history.
Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith tell Anne Strainchamps how they got started soliciting six-word memoirs, recite some of their favorites, and say that crafting them can become an addiction.
John Landis talks about his new book, "Monsters in the Movies: 100 Years of Cinematic Nightmares."
Mamak Khadem came to America from Iran to finish high school. She began to sing Persian music to stay connected to her homeland.
Marti Leimbach is an autism activist and successful novelist. She talks about her own experiences trying to get help for her autistic son.
Robert Ellis Orrall is a musician who lives in Nashville, on the same street where Al Gore bought a house. So he wrote a song about it!
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