Composer Freddy Knop creates a soundscape to help illustrate Nathan Englander's experience of the muse descending.
Composer Freddy Knop creates a soundscape to help illustrate Nathan Englander's experience of the muse descending.
Sy Montgomery tells Steve Paulson about swimming with the pink dolphins of the Amazon. She says they inspire lots of folklore, and are really a species of toothed whale.
Steve Almond tells Steve Paulson some of his favorite candy bars are the regional specialities, and remembers the pop rocks craze.
Thomas Groome tells Steve Paulson that, according to the Catholic Church, Hell is not an actual, fiery place. It's a state of eternal alienation and isolation resulting from our own moral choices.
City planner and urban historian Tom Martinson tells Steve Paulson why the suburbs are a great place to live.
Sandor Katz is the guru of the fermentation revival. He explores the roots of our culture in all things cultured.
What does the growing popularity of podcasts mean for public radio? Are they competition? Inspiration? For insight, we turned to one content director who's also launched a few podcasts.
Guitarist Sharon Isbin talks with Steve Paulson about how she came to the guitar as a child, why women have a harder time than men being accepted as guitarists.