Sallie Ann Glassman is a voodoo priestess. She talks about why vodou (or voodoo) is such a misunderstood religion and what spirit possession feels like.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Historian Theodore Zeldin, author of “Conversation: How Talk Can Change Our Lives,” tells Steve Paulson that the old model of conversation was about hierarchy — one person laying down the law while others listened.
William La Fleur is the author of “Liquid Life: Abortion and Buddhism in Japan.” He tells Anne Strainchamps about the Japanese mizuko rituals which are a form of public apology addressed to aborted fetuses.
Reporter Scott Wallace joined Brazilian explorer Sidney Posseulo on an expedition deep into the Amazon in search of one of the last uncontacted tribes, the Arrow People.
Sandor Katz is the guru of the fermentation revival. He explores the roots of our culture in all things cultured.
Novelist Tim O’Brien talks with Jim Fleming about the life-long consequences of the decisions the Viet Nam generation made in their twenties, and says it’s harder to effectively protest today.
In her new novella, "Sleep Donation," Karen Russell mentions a documentary called "Is Sleep Going Extinct?" That got us wondering what this fictional documentary would sound like. Chances are it would NOT sound anything like this.
Siberia is vast... and writer Ian Frazier has crossed it all. He fell in love with the place he calls, “greatest horrible country.”
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