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Nick Abadzis is the author of a graphic novel called "Laika." She was the little dog the Russians sent up into space aboard Sputnik II.
The Olympic Games in Russia are on our minds. In particular, the growing political protests against Russia’s recent anti-gay legislation. Which has us remembering the most famous political protest in Olympics history.
K.C. Cole is working on a book about her friend Frank Oppenheimer. Frank was barred from practicing physics during the McCarthy era, and was deeply troubled by the devastation of the bomb.
Kumail Nanjiani is a Pakistani standup comedian living in Chicago and performing a one-man show called "Unpronounceable."
For centuries, the oddities of nature - like two-headed cats and conjoined twins - fascinated people. Science historian Lorraine Daston says a history of wonders is to some degree a history of pre-modern science.
Ballet is performed all over the world, but in Russia ballet is the route to stardom.
Josh Koury is a film-maker whose film "We Are Wizards" explores the hugely popular underground music scene called Wizard Rock.
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