Karl Marx biographer Francis Wheen tells Steve Paulson his subject was a thoroughly bourgeois man who chose utter penury.
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Cultural geographer Bradley Garrett's Dangerous Idea? Rediscover overlooked sites in cities.
Talking about race is fraught these days, so it took guts for Paul Beatty to write his novel "The Sellout." It's a satire about a young black man who winds up on trial at the Supreme Court. And along the way, he enslaves an old friend and re-segregates the local high school.
Getting words, quotes, even lines of verse inked under the skin is more common that you think. There’s even a name for it: Literary Tattoos
If you’ve ever seen a movie trailer you’ve heard the voice of Don LaFontaine. “The King of the Movie Trailer Voice-Overs” talks to Steve Paulson.
Philip K. Dick scholar David Gill talks about Hollywood's adaptations of Philip K. Dick's novels and short stories.
Arthur Zajonc tells Jim Fleming that Einstein's idea of god is common to many top scientists.
Public radio storyteller David Sedaris is often called America’s preeminent humorist. He recently stopped by our studio before a sold-out performance in Madison and talked with Steve Paulson about how he got started as a writer, the differences between writing and performing on stage, the...
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