He recently produced a set of CDs for the BBC that include rare recordings of the prominent writers.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Philip Freeman is the author of “Saint Patrick of Ireland: A Biography.” He says that Patrick was enslaved by Irish raiders, escaped back to England, then returned to Ireland because of a vision and devoted himself to converting the Irish.
Lila Azam Zanganeh tells Jim Fleming that Iranian women who supported the Revolution did not expect to lose the rights and freedoms.
Micki McGee says Americans' social and economic history predisposes us to embrace self-improvement as a way of staying competitive in a tight job market.
Marilyn Johnson talks about how librarians are emerging as heroes of the digital age because of their love for the written word, free speech and open access.
June 4 marks the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. To find out how Chinese dissidents have fared since then, we’re revisiting an interview with historian Ian Buruma. He’s the author of "Bad Elements: Chinese Rebels from Los Angeles to Beijing."
Rabbi Harold Kushner tells Anne Strainchamps that people need to believe their lives are meaningful and that we can make a significant contribution by our everyday actions.
A commercial fisherman and wilderness guide in the Pacific Northwest, he set out to spend a year living within 60 miles of his home.
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