Michelle Clay brings us a story that gives new meaning to the idea of locally sourced food.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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A few years ago, Tamara Altman did what many of us dream of doing — she ditched a well-paying job in healthcare to travel all across the Pacific Northwest. How'd she finance the adventure? By freelancing in the on-demand economy.
Candacy Taylor talks about her book, "Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress."
Novelist Siri Hustvedt has an undiagnosed seizure disorder which afflicts her at unpredictable moments.
Steve Almond tells Steve Paulson how his evolution as a writer began with a teenage obsession with Kurt Vonnegut. Though he hid that passion for years, he revealed it recently in his book "Not That You Asked."
For people who like ballet, there is nothing like Russian dance. For decades Russian stars have dominated classical ballet. Dance critic Jennifer Homans weighs in on why.
What have the recent leaks about the NSA's surveillance program have revealed? In this EXTENDED interview, computer scientist and independent scholar Susan Landau gives us her perspective, and weighs in on the questions of inquiries, and checks and balances.
Patricia Lockwood is a rising star on the poetry scene. She's been dubbed the "poet laureate of Twitter,” and her latest collection, “Motherland, Fatherland, Homelandsexuals" is making waves. This also includes a bonus reading of Lockwood's poem, "Revealing Nature Photographs."
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