Americans spend billions of dollars a year on over-the-counter pain relievers. In fact, all over the world, easing pain is big business. And Aspirin’s one of the top sellers. Why? Charles Mann, author of “The Aspirin Wars”, tells Steve Paulson what happened when a German company called Bayer came to America:
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Austerity is a choice, and some question if it's a good one.
Les Blank is a much admired documentary film-maker. His subjects have included Polka music, gap-toothed women, and bluesman Lightning Hopkins.
Peter Robb tells Steve Paulson that Caravaggio was a violent man with an extensive criminal record, but not a psychopath.
Paul Lukas talks with Jim Fleming about the gadget that measures your shoe size, and the charm of the string on the box of Animal Crackers.
Novelist Jane Hamilton reads her favorite novel endings.
We share the mysterious story of the listener who sent us postcards in response to our show about handwriting.
Ned Rorem tells Jim Fleming that the world of classical music is all about money today and that performers seem to matter even more than the music.
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