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Rather than making our stories better - or attempting to stop telling them altogether - Jonathan Harris is helping people combine their stories in a bid to unveil the "ecstatic truth" of human life. Anne Strainchamps asked Harris about his storytelling platform, Cowbird.

Listen to the UNCUT interview here.

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The protest at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation has caught fire. Its camp is now larger than most small towns in North Dakota. The protest is not just about an oil pipeline from North Dakota to Illinois. It's about water. Journalist John Fleck, who's spent decades writing about water disputes in the West, tells Anne Strainchamps how the Standing Rock protest figures into this history.

 

 

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Sherman Alexie is one of America’s most acclaimed young writers with strong opinions about what it means to be a “real” Indian.

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Sy Montgomery talks about a very personable octopus, and the species's remarkable intelligence. 

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As the reigning Women's Bantamweight Champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Ronda Rousey just might be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. In this extended interview, she reflects on some pivotal fights throughout her career, and the people who helped her get to the top.

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Tom Lutz wrote "Doing Nothing: A History of Loafers, Loungers, Slackers, and Bums in America." He tells Steve Paulson it was his way of dealing with his teen-age son, who never left the couch.

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Kashmir, India was an earthly paradise until recently, combining great physical beauty with a tolerant lifestyle.

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Jazz pianist and cognitive scientist Vijay Iyer just won a MacArthur "genius" award.  He's also landed a job at Harvard teaching music.  He tells Anne Strainchamps how he incorporates science into his music.

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