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Kevin Brockmeier on "The Brief History of the Dead"

Anne Strainchamps talks with Kevin Brockmeier about his novel which concerns the dead who have not yet passed from living memory.

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Mark Brend on "Strange Sounds: Offbeat Instruments and Sonic Experients in Pop"

Mark Brend tells Anne Strainchamps about odd inventions like the Ondes Martenot and how composers have used them.

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Lisa Randall on Dark Matter & Dark Energy

Will we ever understand the true nature of dark matter and dark energy?  Harvard cosmologist Lisa Randall considers these and other great mysteries in physics.

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Jared Diamond on "Collapse"

Jared Diamond has written “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.”  He discusses a few case histories - like Easter Island - with Steve Paulson.

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Lupe Fiasco on Muslim Hip Hop

Lupe Fiasco is a rap star and a devout Muslim.  His debut album is called "Food and Liquor" and was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards.

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Jennifer Hecht on "Funny"

Jennifer Hecht is the author of “Funny” – a book of poems based on jokes.

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Philip Groning on "The Great Silence"

Filmmaker Philip Groning talks with Anne Strainchamps about the six months of silence he filmed with the Carthusian monks of the Grand Chartreuse in the French Alps.

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Jonathan Mooney on "The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal"

What is normal? "Normal" is a social construct, not a medical one and society should learn to embrace diversity.

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