S. Alexander Reed gives us a crash course on what may be the ultimate protest music -- industrial music.
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Academics are no longer just ivory tower analysts. The Defense Department has recently hired civilian anthropologists and social scientists as on-the-ground advisers to soldiers.
James Hughes is a practicing Buddhist who believes that the future may present radically new possibilities for death, including a potential end to the end of life.
Emily Bazelon is one of the hosts of Slate's Political Gabfest podcast, which has been out since 2005. She talks with Rehman Tungekar about how the Gabfest got started, how they prepare for an episode, and why it's so popular.
James Mills looks into why so few African-Americans visit the national Parks today.
Adam Leith Gollner talks about his book, "The Book of Immortality: The Science, Belief, and Magic Behind Living Forever."
Jamaica Kincaid tells Steve Paulson that slavery and colonialism helped create a tradition of irresponsibility in men like her father and stepfather.
Howard Schwartz talks with Anne Strainchamps about the angel traditions in Judaism, and the many angelic appearances in Hebrew literature.
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