William Irwin tells Steve Paulson how philosophical questions echo throughout popular culture with several examples from Seinfeld and The Simpsons.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Film critic Roger Ebert’s written a book called “The Great Movies” in which he describes 100 films he thinks make the cut. Among them is Richard Lester’s film of the Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night.” Ebert talks about why that film is so important.
Physicist Alan Lightman likes living in a universe filled with mystery. He finds it in the unanswered questions about the cosmos and also in his personal life, including a remarkable interspecies encounter with two ospreys.
Ted Steinberg tells Jim Fleming that Americans love perfect mono-cultures and are willing to over-water and freely use chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides to achieve them.
Timothy James Castle tells Jim Fleming how he brews the perfect cup of coffee. He says for the real coffee experience, drink it black without milk or flavors.
Simon Rich talks about his new collection of humorous short stories, "Spoiled Brats."
"Autism: The Musical." It's about a group of autistic children who decide to put on their own show.
Ward Cunningham invented the wiki in 1995. Can the wiki way save the internet?
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