Charles Baxter and Richard Bausch are both successful American writers and good friends. They talk with Steve Paulson about the pitfalls and perils of doing book tours.
Charles Baxter and Richard Bausch are both successful American writers and good friends. They talk with Steve Paulson about the pitfalls and perils of doing book tours.
Colson Whitehead talks to Steve Paulson about his take on the post-apocalyptic zombie novel, "Zone One."
No one expected the latest inspiration: "Ed Gein: The Musical."
Canadian novelist Sheila Heti talks about her new novel, "How Should a Person Be?" It's fiction, but the characters are real people -- they seem to be Sheila herself and her friends. Some of the dialogue is from actual conversations she transcribed. So what is this thing?
Frans de Waal talks with Jim Fleming about chimps, who can be aggressive and violent, and bonobos, who are mama's boys and like sex.
Daniel Cavicchi spent three years talking to his fellow Bruce Springsteen fans. The result is a book called “Tramps Like Us: Music and Meaning among Springsteen Fans.”
Death is not a single moment; it’s can take hours – and some people live again after they die. So says resuscitation physician Sam Parnia. This UNCUT interview with him ranges from the new science of reversing death, to near death experiences, and the possibility of consciousness after death.
Dave Edmunds is a guitarist, singer and producer. He doesn’t have a lot of name recognition outside the industry, but has worked with stars from kd lang to Paul McCartney.