Public radio storyteller David Sedaris is often called America’s preeminent humorist. He recently stopped by our studio before a sold-out performance in Madison and talked with Steve Paulson about how he got started as a writer, the differences between writing and performing on stage, the...
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Ritu is a London based DJ who’s compiled a new collection called “The Rough Guide to Bollywood.” She describes the booming Indian movie business.
Dave Foley hosts "Celebrity Poker Showdown" but first rose to fame as one of The Kids in the Hall, a Canadian sketch comedy troupe.
Derek Bickerton has spent more than 30 years researching Creole languages on four continents for his book, "Bastard Tongues: A Trailblazing Linguist Finds Clues to Our Common Humanity in the World's Lowliest Languages."
Duncan Watts is the author of "Everything Is Obvious*: *Once You Know the Answer." He tells Jim Fleming how common sense often fails us.
John Waters recommends the 1968 Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton film, "Boom!"
David Hajdu recently wrote a controversial article for The New Republic about the legacy of Alan Lomax. Lomax and his father made field recordings of thousands of folk and blues songs including work by Leadbelly and Muddy Waters.
Journalist Naomi Klein is in Paris covering the Climate Summit. She says if we're serious about climate change, we need to confront capitalism itself.
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