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Harry Potter Roundtable

To mark the opening of the movie version of “The Sorcerer’s Stone,” an exploration of the phenomenal popularity of the Harry Potter books.

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Gerald Clarke on Judy Garland

Gerald Clarke tells Steve Paulson that Judy’s mother introduced her to drugs; that she was exploited by the studio system; and that she had an amazing ability to pull herself together.

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Growing Up Freudian - Erin Clune

What's it like to grow up with a mom who's a Freudian therapist?  Commentator Erin Clune has a few personal observations.

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Hillel Schwartz on the History of the Doppleganger

Hillel Schwartz talks with Jim Fleming about the literary history of the doppelganger and admits to having his own doppelganger.

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Geoff Nicholson on the Art of Walking

Geoff Nicholson is the author of "The Lost Art of Walking: the History, Science and Literature of Pedestrianism." He tells Jim Fleming about his adventures trying to take walks in Los Angeles, about some famous walkers of the past, and the secret of a great walk.

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Glenn Albrecht on Solastalgia

Do you feel grief and longing when a place you love has been damaged? Then you may have "solastalgia" ...

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Harold McGee on "On Food and Cooking"

Harold McGee recently visited the kitchen of L'Etoile Restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin with Anne Strainchamps to provide a guided tour of food science.

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Garret Keizer on "Privacy"

Garret Keizer talks about his book, "Privacy.'

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