There are sad songs in rock, and sad songs in jazz, but the resting place for the saddest songs is clearly in country music.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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If there is an evolutionary imperative for running, maybe runner's high holds a clue. Dave Raichlen conducted a study about runner's high using humans, dogs and ferrets.
Chuck Klosterman tells Steve Paulson that interviewing celebrities is a tricky business because there really isn't any up side in it for the star.
Doug Gordon reports on Gus Van Sant’s efforts to re-make the classic 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film, “Psycho.”
Dewey Sadka, creator of the Dewey Color System, claims you can identify your personality by dissecting your favorite and least favorite colors. Doug Gordon puts himself up for analysis.
Eric Idle talks with Doug Gordon about death and comedy. And we hear some Monty Python clips.
Edward Hirsch tells Anne Strainchamps that the best artists have “duende” - a kind of creative imp that puts them in touch with human emotional experience.
Hanan Al-Shaykh bookmarks "Season of Migration to the North" by Tayeb Salih.
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