Jeff Wiltse tells Anne Strainchamps how municipal pools have reflected the social tensions of American society, especially the racial tensions.
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How close are we to electing a woman as president? Journalist Rebecca Traister says "next election close."
According to Nathaniel Philbrick, Melville’s classic “Moby Dick,” will always be worth our time and attention, no matter the age. He makes the case for reading what he calls a kind of "American Bible."
Kathleen Morris talks about her experience with the mental habit monastics used to describe a kind of frantic escapism and aversion to other people. It's similar, but not identical, to the modern disease of depression.
Politicians love to stump about the middle class and the American Dream. But the struggle to make a decent living in the United States isn’t just politics… it’s personal. Here’s a story from Arturo Camelot, a student at Tucson’s City High School.
Michael Wood's latest documentary film for PBS is called "Shangri-La." Wood tells Jim Fleming about his journey through the Himalayas.
Do you think the French ban on smoking in all public places is an encroachment on personal liberty that threatens French culture? Richard Klein sure thinks so.
Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone are book dealers. They tell Anne Strainchamps what a first edition Harry Potter is going for now, and how the New England forger fooled the industry for a long time.
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