A commentary on terrorism from poet Naomi Shihab Nye.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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For our future show on... well... the future, Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson sat down to take a look at past forecasts.
Take a listen to the UNCUT discussion here:
There's a big debate among ecologists right now over whether we can have hope in the face of climate change. Science writer Emma Marris says we need it. And it’s not just newspaper headlines and environmental campaigns that need to change, we need to rethink “nature.”
Nicholas Rogers is a historian at York University in Canada and the author of “Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night.” He says that Halloween has both pagan and Christian roots and that the modern holiday once involved more treats than tricks.
Peter Carey's novel "True History of The Kelly Gang" has been described as "a spectacular feat of literary ventriloquism." Carey tells Steve Paulson that's because he wrote the book in another voice.
Robert Laughlin tells Steve Paulson that physicists are an eccentric bunch. He should know.
Jaron Lanier loves the cephalopods, like the octopus and the squid.
Kalamu Ya Salaam is a writer, film-maker and producer who evacuated New Orleans just ahead of the storm.
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