Marilynne Robinson is from Idaho, although she's spent years of her life on the East Coast. The Western character is something Robinson has never let go of, it still informs her life and her writing today.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
Audio
Imagine a portable listening device you wear like a walkman that converts the sounds around you into a form of music. Noah Vawter developed one.
Many in the environmental movement disagree with Brand. Paxus Calta is one. He's been an anti-nuclear activist for over 30 years. He gives his reasons for his position.
The iconic violinist of his generation, Joshua Bell tells Steve Paulson about his involvement with composer John Corigliano for "The Red Violin" film and subsequent concert pieces.
If you heard some of Jim's readings from lauded Latin American author Eduardo Galeano's "Children of the Day" and want to hear more, voilà!
John Huss is the co-editor, with David Werther, of "Johnny Cash and Philosophy: The Burning Ring of Truth." In the book, 21 philosophers muse about the music of Johnny Cash.
Redmond O’Hanlon is travel writer who’s braved the Congo, Borneo and the Amazon. This time around, he tries his luck on a trawler in the icy Atlantic in dangerous waters.
Some countries are still struggling for international recognition. Photographer Narayan Mahon talks about his “Lands in Limbo” project – photographs that show what happens to the citizens of a nation that’s denied UN membership.
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