Jim Fleming talks with Mairin Ui Cheide, a sean-nos singer. Sean-nos is old-style traditional singing where songs usually tell a story.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Maurice Sendak's new book, “Brundibar” is a collaboration with playwright Tony Kushner. It’s a story about confronting evil, based on events from the Holocaust.
Robert and Ellen Kaplan wrote “The Art of the Infinite.” They talk about it with Jim Fleming.
Mamek Khadem's soundtrack for an art installation commemorating the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution.
Alan Turing was only 41 when he committed suicide. Filmmaker Patrick Sammon's film, Codebreaker, tells the story of Turing's brilliant life and of his persecution by British authorities for the crime of being homosexual. When he spoke to Anne Strainchamps a few years ago, he said Turing was a victim of the prejudice and paranoia of the time.
Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis talks about "On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind."
Jonah Raskin is the author of “American Scream.” He talks about why Allen Ginsburg’s “Howl” became an anthem for a generation
Nadine Svoboda’s been all over the world listening to forests. She records their sounds for the British Library Sound Archive.
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