Rupert Isaacson made a journey with his family to seek out shamans in horse-centered cultures to treat his autistic son.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Stephen Prothero tells Steve Paulson about the first American cremation, which didn’t really go very well, and the current craze for going out in a blaze of glory.
Eric Carson is a geomorphologist — which, as he describes it, is basically a "double major" in geology and geography. Some time ago he and a few colleagues started asking a question about a geologic shelf where the Mississippi meets the Wisconsin River. The results could have meant nothing, or they could have meant a major new revelation about the Mississippi's historical path to the ocean.
We're celebrating National Poetry Month this year by reading some of our favorite poems. Here's Sara with Allen Ginsberg's "Sunflower Sutra."
A small warning, there are some explicit words in the poem.
William Ury tells Jim Fleming that simply being able to talk about past oppression is a powerful healing tool.
Anne Strainchamps reports on the women of Gee’s Bend. These Black quilt-makers formed a collective which has parlayed their traditional work into a highly successful and fashionable business.
Guitarist Sharon Isbin talks with Steve Paulson about how she came to the guitar as a child, why women have a harder time than men being accepted as guitarists.
An audio installation that gives tropical plants the tools to play synthesizers, allowing people to experience biorhythms as live music.
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