Mary Roach is the author of “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.” She reads from the book and talks about observing an anatomy class.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Reverend Michael A. Schuler talks about the satisfactions of staying put.
Rocker Nick Cave talks with Steve Paulson about the relative freedom of writing prose versus song-writing...
Ithaca Hours is the oldest and largest alternative currency in the US. Since 1991, Ithaca Hours has an estimated circulation of several million dollars and has spawned about 80 imitators around the country.
Lev Grossman talks about his novel, "The Magicians," with Anne Strainchamps. It's the story of a young man who discovers magic is real, not that it makes his life any less complicated.
Julia Sweeney grew up Catholic, but lost her faith and left the Church.
Sacks had a particular fascination with the ways our brains can play tricks on our vision. He also reveals his own lifelong struggle to recognize the faces of other people.
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