Leslie Klinger tells Jim Fleming about the new edition of the "New Annotated Sherlock Holmes"
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Jody Lewen is the executive director of the Prison University Project, a degree-granting program for the inmates at San Quentin State Prison in California. She's seen first hand the transformative power of knowledge and education and thinks the most important feature of higher education should be accessibility.
Marc Maron resurrected his life and career with the hit comedy podcast WTF.
Nicholas Ostler talks to Jim Fleming about how languages spread and the similarities and differences between Chinese and English.
With federal immigration reform discussions stalled, we're thinking about borders this week. One project is tyring to put a face to the rising number of children who are making the journey alone, and illegally, into the United States. Encarni Pindado is Director of MigraZoom, which helps migrants tell their own migration experience through photos.
Oscar Hijuelos is the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature for his book "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love." His memoir is called "Thoughts Without Cigarettes."
Mary Roach is the author of “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.” She reads from the book and talks about observing an anatomy class.
A few weeks ago, we asked you to send us your stories of unforgettable neighbors. Here’s one from Wisconsin listener Donna Jaehrling.
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