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Frances Perkins was the woman behind the New Deal as she was sworn in as Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt.
With all that New York has to offer, Robert Sullivan chose to spend his time in a dark alley in Manhattan observing rats.
Pat Willard tells Steve Paulson that saffron is more than just a spice. It's rare and difficult to harvest but has an ancient history as a food additive, hair and skin dye, and as an aphrodisiac.
John Emsley talks about the Periodic Table of the Elements, and why science, and the teaching of science, should be fun.
Visionary computer scientist Jaron Lanier talks about his new book, "Who Owns the Future?"
Lawrence Osborne tells Anne Strainchamps he set out to teach himself what a wine critic knows. He thinks he did, but isn’t sure we need critics at all.
Kaari Pitkin produces Radio Rookies, New York's Peabody Award winning radio project for teenagers. She and one of the Rookies, Jaimita Haskell, tell Jim Fleming about the project.
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