Anthony Doerr wrote a stunning book of short stories, “The Shell Collector.” Doerr talks with Anne Strainchamps and we hear readings from the title story.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Andrew Woodcock and Chris Strong are meteorologists and moonlight as a band. They tell Anne Strainchamps how the weather finds its way into their lyrics.
Want a shot of inspiration? You'll find it at a great high school theater production. Michael Sokolove tells the story of Lou Volpe, a legendary drama coach in Levittown, PA.
In his book "The Ethics of Voting," Georgetown philosopher Jason Brennan argues that we'd be better off if more people stayed home on Election Day. He says citizens don't have a civic duty to vote, and that some of us probably shouldn't vote at all.
Lars Svendsen talks about his book, "A Philosophy of Boredom."
Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel "The Color Purple." She talks with Jim Fleming about "Absolute Trust in the Goodness of the Earth".
As a history professor, Anders Henriksson has had plenty of opportunity to collect mistakes and bloopers from term papers and college exams.
Alain de Botton talks about his book, "A Week at the Airport."
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