We have a new Poet Laureate here in the U.S. Listen in as Natasha Trethewey talks about the history and memory embedded in her work.
You can hear more of Trethewey's poems here.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Welcome to the wonderful, wild mind of Monty Python's Terry Gilliam, who went on to direct the acclaimed films "Brazil," "Time Bandits" and "12 Monkeys." In an interview that can only be described as "Gilliamesque," Doug Gordon talks to the comedy legend.
Michael Dickinson tells Jim Fleming about the robotic fly he’s building. Dickinson thinks flies are amazingly sophisticated flying machines.
Historian Jeremy Black talks with Steve Paulson about James Bond as an agent of the British Empire. He says Bond’s adventures are often set in former British colonies.
British novelist Nick Hornby has written a funny book about suicide. It's called "A Long Way Down."
Journalist Randall Sullivan tells Steve Paulson about his extraordinary experience in Medjugorje, a town where the Virgin Mary is reported to have appeared.
Like you, we were shocked this week to hear about the death of Robin Williams. . His softer side shines through in a conversation he had with fellow comedian Marc Maron, a few years ago, on Maron’s WTF podcast.
Here is a link to Marc Maron's full conversation with Robin Williams.
Here is a link to our full conversation with Marc Moran about healing and comedy.
Pamela Logan has been studying and practicing martial arts for twenty five years. She’s a fourth degree black belt in karate. And she’s the author of “Among Warriors.”
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