Kevin Jennings grew up gay in the South as the son of a fundamentalist preacher. He later founded GLSEN, advocacy group for gay and lesbian students.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Laura Miller talks with Steve Paulson about her long relationship with the Narnia books. She read them as a child and loved them.
Robert Ferris Thompson muses about the movements of the tango and all the passions they express.
Marcel Danesi tells Steve Paulson why it’s dangerous for a culture when its members forsake maturity and wisdom in favor of a search for eternal youth.
When he was a young professor, philosopher Mark Rowlands adopted a wolf named Brenin, who turned into his constant companion. He reflects on the life lessons he learned from Brenin.
Poet Mary Rose O'Reilly talks with Anne Strainchamps about the archaeology of memory and reads some of her work.
Comedian Lewis Black is an angry man. He talks with Jim Fleming about the fine line between playing angry and being angry.
Mark Katz tells Jim Fleming what a presidential joke writer does, how his team managed to get through the Lewinsky affair and what taught Bill Clinton the value of self-deprecating humor.
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