A New York Times film critic talks about the role of film criticism in contemporary society.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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How painting radium on watches and instrument dials killed more than 50 young women working in Ottawa, Illinois.
Jay Parini is a poet, novelist and teacher. He's also the author of "Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America." He tells Jim Fleming that his is not a list of "great books" but rather books that significantly changed the literary climate of American culture.
Photographer Michael Nye made portraits of mentally ill and homeless people in San Antonio, where he lives, and also recorded their stories.
John Matthews talks with Anne Strainchamps about the sacred pre-Christian origins of many of our secular Christmas traditions.
Mark Cain is the author of "Boomer at Midlife." He talks with Jim Fleming about being a boomer and the novel he wrote about it.
Jessica Lamb-Shapiro attended a conference of self-help authors featuring Mark Victor Hansen of "Chicken Soup for the..." fame.
Canadian journalist Naomi Klein, author of “No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Name Bullies,” talks about the day brand names were left for dead on Wall Street.
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