Humorist Roy Blount Junior believes New Orleans is the cradle of American culture.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Jennifer Jacquet explains how public shaming can be used to promote political change and social reform.
Susan Morrison responds to Hilary Clinton as a cultural symbol and public personality.
Producer Sara Nics went looking for wonder. She found curiosities aplenty, but no wonder at The House on the Rock, until...
Tom Standage talks about his book, "Writing on the Wall: Social Media -- The First 2,000 Years."
Chicago historian Tim Samuelson tells Jim Fleming about the time the City of Chicago decided to reverse the flow of the Chicago river and send its waste south along the Mississippi.
Sandy Tolan tells Jim Fleming that he became a fan of Hank Aaron’s as a boy in Milwaukee, and was thrilled when “The Hammer” threatened to eclipse Babe Ruth’s home run record.
Few Latin American novelists are as beloved across the globe as Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Here’s Steve Paulson’s 2006 interview with translator Edith Grossman, who’s done more than anyone to bring Garcia Marquez to the English reading world.
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