Adam Gopnik reads excerpts from his book “Paris to the Moon,” set to music by the band Paris Combo.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Andrew Wojtanik triumphed at the National Geographic World Geography Bee in 2005. His study guide has become "Afghanistan to Zimbabwe."
How do we prevent baby boomers from bankrupting Social Security? Satirist Christopher Buckley has an idea - get the boomers to commit voluntary suicide...for tax incentives.
Sometimes a new neighbor can be like a surprise package from Fate.
From Mandeville, LA, listener Sophia Derbes sent us this ghost story, called "The Lake."
Anthony Browne, one of England’s most admired children’s book authors, talks with Steve Paulson about several of his books.
Neil Gaiman is famous for his mythic fiction - from old gods haunting American back roads to children raised by ghosts. He talks about how our lives are shaped and scarred by childhood experiences.
Steve Paulson talks with philosopher Alva Noe, author of "Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain, and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness."
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