Ashley Kahn takes Steve Paulson through the creation of Miles Davis' landmark recording "Kind of Blue." The piece is lavishly illustrated with music from the album.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Charles Harper Webb is the author of a poetry collection called “Hot Popsicles.” He talks about the use of pop culture imagery in his work.
These days beauty’s got a complicated reputation. One professor of literature and aesthetics at Harvard is giving beauty a makeover.
Chuck Taggart talks about New Orleans’ rich musical history, and we hear many examples.
Bill Welden, an expert on Tolkien’s Elvish languages, talks about Elvish derivations and vocabulary and remembers his visit to the set of the “The Lord of the Rings” movie.
Diederick Van Eck talks about Vincent Van Gogh's paintings as his inspiration for his album "Van Gogh by Van Eck".
Erik Prince defends Edward Snowden. He says the US should drastically cut military spending. He believes the US War of Terror has gone too far. His biggest regret in life? Working for the State Department. And that's just the tip of the iceberg from this uncut Steve Paulson interview with the founder of Blackwater - a group many say was the leading mercenary organization in the world.
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