Augustin De la Pena is a psycho-physiologist who works at a sleep disorders center in South Texas, and a leading authority on boredom.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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David Assman is a German film-maker who spent time with the Iranian women's National Football Team as they played their first game in decades.
Brian Raftery tells Jim Fleming about karaoke in Japan and the man who invented it.
Chris Wren was a bureau chief for the New York Times in Cairo, Moscow, Beijing, Ottawa and Johannesburg. The family cat, Henrietta, accompanied his family to may of those postings.
Davy Rothbart is the founder and editor of “Found” Magazine. He reads some samples of the notes and lists he’s found and talks about them with Jim Fleming
Claude Coleman was the drummer for cult rock group WEEN when he was involved in a car crash that left him with multiple broken bones, paralyzed on his left side, and brain- damaged.
Carolyn Wyman talks about the history of Wonder Bread. It really does seem to be the greatest thing since sliced bread.
The best-selling Turkish novelist Elif Shafak was put on trial ten years ago for "insulting Turkishness". She says the political climate in Turkey is more polarized than ever today, and even riskier for writers. She also believes fiction can help heal divided cultures.
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