Jessica Queller tells Anne Strainchamps why she decided to have a double mastectomy after she tested positive for the breast cancer gene and her mother died of ovarian cancer.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Poet Lisa Russ Spaar tells Jim about her book “Acquainted with the Night” - an anthology of verse about insomnia, or written by insomniacs.
Cosmologist Paul Davies talks with Steve Paulson about the anthropic principle and proposes that we live in a "participatory" universe - a premise he explores in his book, "Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe Is Just Right for Life."
When John Schwartz’s son, Joseph, was born seventeen years ago, John and his wife were feeling pretty good about their parenting… helping their son Sam and their daughter Elizabeth through the challenges of childhood..
But as Joe grew into toddlerhood, the Schwartzs noticed that he was different… not like most of the other boys. They started to wonder if he might grow up to be gay. They also noticed how the social pressure to be a stereotypical boy weighed on Joe…
Merritt Ierley talks with Anne Strainchamps about the domestic technology (central heating, indoor plumbing, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers) that makes American homes the most comfortable in the world.
Author Kevin Henkes reads his favorite children's book, "Lucky Song".
Laura Hillenbrand tells Ann Strainchamps how the story of this ugly animal with a ferocious will to win reflects the history of the United States as it left the frontier behind.
Novelist Peter Carey talks about the trip he describes in his book “Wrong about Japan: A Father’s Journey with His Son.” Carey took his then 12 year old son Charley to meet directors of Japanese anime films and creators of manga comics
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