John Francis was motivated by a California oil spill to stop riding in cars, planes or trains. When he got tired of trying to explain his decision, he stopped talking - for 17 years.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Noah Adams tells Jim Fleming that researching his book "Far Appalachia" let him learn about his own family’s origins in Kentucky.
Erik Prince was the founder and CEO of Blackwater, the controversial private military contractor. He's also been called a soldier for hire and a mercenary.
Is the melting of the Polar Ice cap in the Arctic destroying the habitat for polar bears and the seals they eat?
We've got theme parks on the brain so we're revisiting Steve's conversation with Karen Russell re. her novel, "Swamplandia!," which is set in a gator wrestling theme park.
Marsha Mehran was born in Tehran but grew up in Argentina and is now married to an Irishman.
Philip Nel talks about “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.” It was the first Dr. Seuss film, made in 1952.
Linda Greenlaw tells Anne Strainchamps that fishing for lobsters is mostly a matter of hard work and persistence, and that for the fishermen, lobster is cheap eating.
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