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Best of 2016: Chuck Klosterman Thinks About the Present As If It Were the Past

Doug here. I thought there was good back-and-forth between Chuck and myself in this conversation. I like how the interview went “meta” at the end, with Chuck speculating that if I’m right about his book being hailed as the “Moby Dick" of non-fiction in 300 years time. This interview belongs in a time capsule.  At the very least, a “Best of” show. I also really enjoyed the fact that we heard the musical stylings of John Philip Sousa, Chuck Berry, KISS and Veruca Salt.  Of course, if Chuck’s book taught me anything (and it actually taught me many things), I could be wrong.

 

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Cold - Bill Streever

Bill Streever is an Alaskan biologist and a "cryophile" - someone who loves the cold.  He describes what it's like to jump into freezing water as hypothermia starts to set in.

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Dangerous Idea: Reclaim Time

Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff's Dangerous Idea?  We need to reclaim time.

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BookMark - Gary Shteyngart on "Jernigan"

 Novelist Gary Shteyngart recommends one of his favorite reads:  "Jernigan" by David Gates.

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David Quammen on "Monster of God"

Nature writer David Quammen has written a book called “Monster of God.” It’s about man-eating predators. Quammen says that such beasts have often been worshiped but the habitats are being encroached on by development.

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10 Years in Iraq - Donovan Campbell

Donovan Campbell was a Marine lieutenant who served three combat deployments as a company commander – two in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor for his time in Iraq.

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Andreas Viestad on "New Scandinavian Cooking"

Andreas Viestad tells Jim Fleming some of his adventures shooting the “New Scandinavian Cooking” series that aired last year on PBS.

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Abram de Swaan on Dominance of English

Abram de Swaan is a Dutch sociologist who studies the politics of language.  He tells Steve Paulson that English is the worldwide language of business and diplomacy, though many wish it weren’t.

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