Davyd Betchkal is a soundscape engineer in Alaska's Denali National Park. We hear recordings of wood frogs, bear cubs, even an avalanche.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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<p>Novelist, actor, screenwriter and playwright Ayad Akhtar talks about growing up in a Pakistani-American household in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.</p>
Jon Ronson's Dangerous Idea -- Can Too Much Christmas Drive Kids to Kill?
Charles Monroe-Kane tells a story from his car-racing background.
Music historian Henry Sapoznik tells the story of Blind Alfred Reed and one of the early American protest songs.
Daniel Mason says he likes the idea of bringing a piano into tune because it’s like bringing order into chaos.
Diederick Van Eck talks about Vincent Van Gogh's paintings as his inspiration for his album "Van Gogh by Van Eck".
David Couper was Chief of the Madison, Wisconsin Police Department for more than 20 years. In his new book "Arrested Development" he talks about his years of service. He says that less than one percent of police departments require college degrees from their officers. If he could change only one thing, that would be it. In this uncut interview with Jim Fleming, he relates his argument.
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