A few years ago, Tamara Altman did what many of us dream of doing — she ditched a well-paying job in healthcare to travel all across the Pacific Northwest. How'd she finance the adventure? By freelancing in the on-demand economy.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Journalist Steve Volk believes the paranormal can be studied scientifically and explains why it's also a great subject for journalists. Also, a montage of movie clips about the paranormal.
Robert Zubrin believes we can and should colonize Mars. He does his best to persuade Jim Fleming to start packing his bags.
Candacy Taylor talks about her book, "Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress."
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Susan Faludi writes about the effects of 9/11 on society, and especially on women.
What other sensory phenomena are out there, waiting to be discovered? A growing online community is watching and making videos to trigger a particular set of tingling sensations, and the calm euphoria that often follows them. Here's part of the story of ASMR. Who knows, maybe you have it too?
Hear Stephanie talk about having ASMR or listen in on Ilse's conversation about her experience with ASMR, and the book she's working on.
Steve Almond tells Steve Paulson how his evolution as a writer began with a teenage obsession with Kurt Vonnegut. Though he hid that passion for years, he revealed it recently in his book "Not That You Asked."
Conspiracy theories are like mushrooms. They pop up everywhere -- from celebrity Twitter feeds to the campaign trail. They can be crazy, hilarious, and weirdly convincing. But even the most wacko conspiracy theories are worth taking serious. To explain why, here's Steve Paulson talking with Jesse Walker, author of "The United States of Paranoia."
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