Journalist Christopher Noxon tells Jim Fleming about “rejuveniles” - adults who cultivate aspects of their childhoods and have made “kid culture” fashionable.
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We’re all looking for something. All of us. Some of us are seeking God. Others, we’re seeking fame and fortune. But Hmong teenager Dao Chang was looking for something that you can usually find close to home - her mother.
Brad Land tells Anne Strainchamps about his terrifying experiences being kidnaped, then pledging a fraternity. He’s the author of “Goat: A Memoir.”
Back in 1956, philosopher Colin Wilson wrote a best-selling book that popularized the concept we’ve been talking about – “The Outsider.” It’s a study of misfit artists and writers, like Kafka, van Gogh and Dostoevsky – it’s never been out of print, and is still considered the classic work on alienation, creativity and the modern psyche. Blair Lorimer from the “Starve the System” YouTube channel thinks everyone should read it.
Writer and film-maker Arthur Bradford tells Steve Paulson about some of the stories in his collection “Dogwalker."
Dominique Lapierre talks about “Five Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World’s Deadliest Industrial Disaster.” He says thousands of people died because they fled in the wrong direction.
Bill Ayers was a member of the Weather Underground. In this conversation with Steve Paulson, Ayers insists he was not a terrorist since his objective was never to kill people.
Can a video game actually teach kids to meditate? Tammi Kral describes an innovative project at the University of Wisconsin's Center for Investigating Healthy Minds.
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