Simon Rich talks about his new collection of humorous short stories, "Spoiled Brats."
Simon Rich talks about his new collection of humorous short stories, "Spoiled Brats."
William Hitchcock tells Jim Fleming that Europe is divided in its attitudes towards America and that the wariness goes back to the Second World War.
Memory is a hot topic in neuroscience, and it turns out the context of our memories is as important as the event itself. Dartmouth neuroscientist Jeremy Manning has found that people can intentionally forget past experiences by changing how they think about the context of their memories.
Steve Paulson produced this report on Abolitionist John Brown which explores the question of whether terrorism is ever justified.
Steve Paulson talks with Sharyn November, senior editor for Viking Children's Books and head of Penguin Putnam's Firebird, about the current boom in children's fantasy writing.
Walter Isaacson tells Steve Paulson that Einstein had a rebellious nature and that he didn't impress his teachers.
Alex Honnold stunned the world by climbing El Capitan without a rope. So how did he do it? And why take such a chance?
TTBOOK host Anne Strainchamps reading a portion of the poem "A Brave and Startling Truth" by the late Maya Angelou.