Curtis Sittenfeld is the author of a novel called “Prep.” She tells Steve Paulson what she has in common with her lead character and why she feels protective of her.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Dutch novelist Arthur Japin has written "In Lucia's Eyes" which tells the imagined story of Casanova's first love and what became of her.
Chris Bachelder's novel “U.S.!” uses as its central character early 20th century novelist Upton Sinclair...
Arliss Howard and his wife Debra Winger talk with Steve Paulson about Southern culture, the role of music in the film, and why Debra left Hollywood.
Psychiatrist Bessel Van Der Kolk's Dangerous Idea? Trauma is a leading public health problem and we have to fix it.
Ellen Prager wants you to care about the oceans. She’s a writer and former chief scientist of the Aquarius Reef Base, the world’s only undersea research station. Her latest book is called “Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime." She says we ignore the oceans at our own peril.
With “Hallucinations,” Oliver Sacks has written one of his most personal books. In this NEW and EXTENDED interview, Sacks talks about his personal history with hallucinogens back in the 60s, as well as ecstatic experiences induced by temporal lobe epilepsy, and also how a mysterious voice in his head once saved Sacks’ life.
Brett Milano talks with Steve Paulson about why some people are obsessed with vinyl recordings.
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