Scott Sandage tells Anne Strainchamps that the very meaning of failure has changed in American society over 200 years.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Yann Mantel won the Booker Prize for his novel “Life of Pi.” It’s the story of a young Indian boy, Pi, trapped at sea with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Pi believes in and practices three major religions.
Singer-songwriter-community organizer Si Kahn tells Steve Paulson the hallmarks of a good political song, and talks about the role music has played in various social causes, including the Civil Rights movement.
Robin Swicord wrote and directed "The Jane Austen Book Club." She talks with Anne Strainchamps.
What are you making? In San Francisco, two radio producers are collecting stories in a project called “The Making Of...”
The demographics of the United States are changing: how does the latest wave of immigration fit into the historical pattern?
Anne Strainchamps asks Columbia College philosopher Stephen Asma what his colleagues make of the soul these days.
Psychologist Tara Brach tells Anne Strainchamps that most people believe they’re flawed and have to learn to view themselves with compassion.
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