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University of Wisconsin historian Florencia Mallon talks about Chilean singer Victor Jara - one of the thousands of Chileans rounded up during the coup and executed.
Deb Olin Unferth was swept up in the 80's revolution in Central American out of love.
B.J. Novak's Dangerous Idea? The artist Christo designing a roller coaster inspired by life.
Caryl Owen, TTBOOK's Technical Director, provides an essay on her efforts to restore part of her Wisconsin property to its native prairie state.
Bruno Littlemore is a talking chimp - a creature who straddles the world between humans and animals. His creator, novelist Benjamin Hale, describes his fascination with primates.
The late Christopher Hitchens was one of the most controversial journalists and public intellectuals of recent years. In this conversation, he talks about his memoir "Hitch 22" and the role of intellectuals.
A self-described "guilty liberal," Colin Beavan began blogging about his and his wife's experiment in "no impact living."
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