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Peter Singer on "The Life You Can Save"

Philosopher Peter Singer lays out the argument that virtually everyone in America has a moral obligation to give money to help the desperately poor.

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Jim Cullen on the History of the American Dream

Historian Jim Cullen talks with Jim Fleming about the various versions of the American Dream: freedom, equality, upward mobility, home ownership and the good life.

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Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone on Book Collecting

Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone are book dealers.  They tell Anne Strainchamps what a first edition Harry Potter is going for now, and how the New England forger fooled the industry for a long time.

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Julie Phillips on James Tiptree Jr. and Alice B. Sheldon

Julie Phillips is the author of "James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon."

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Robert Richardson uncut

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Jem Rolls on Spoken Word

Jem Rolls runs poetry cabarets and poetry slams in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Potraits of the Mentally Ill - Michael Nye

Photographer Michael Nye made portraits of the mentally ill and homeless people in San Antonio, where he lives. He also recorded their stories.

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John Dalby on Hunting Pirates

Captain John Dalby runs a company called Marine Risk Management that out-pirates the pirates and reclaims ships for their rightful owners.

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