Here's our extended conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson on science fiction and imagining the future.
Here's our extended conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson on science fiction and imagining the future.
Jeff Wiltse tells Anne Strainchamps how municipal pools have reflected the social tensions of American society, especially the racial tensions.
Maria Tatar is the author of "Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood." She talks with Steve Paulson about what makes fairy tales so compelling to children.
Steve's hard at work on this weekend’s “Words and Music” show. Here's his note on the inspiration behind the show, and a taste of an interview with a scientist who's putting rappers in MRI machines.
Josh and Jacob Kornbluth made a film version of Josh’s play “Haiku Tunnel," which chronicles Josh’s experience as a temporary worker.
Justine Picardie is a writer for British Vogue and a former editor at London’s Observer. She talks about her efforts to contact her sister Ruth’s spirit in the year after Ruth’s death from breast cancer.
Natsuo Kirino is one of Japan's best known writers. We sample an excerpt from her psychological thriller, Real World.