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Best of 2016: Chuck Klosterman Thinks About the Present As If It Were the Past

Doug here. I thought there was good back-and-forth between Chuck and myself in this conversation. I like how the interview went “meta” at the end, with Chuck speculating that if I’m right about his book being hailed as the “Moby Dick" of non-fiction in 300 years time. This interview belongs in a time capsule.  At the very least, a “Best of” show. I also really enjoyed the fact that we heard the musical stylings of John Philip Sousa, Chuck Berry, KISS and Veruca Salt.  Of course, if Chuck’s book taught me anything (and it actually taught me many things), I could be wrong.

 

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Deborah Scranton's "The War Tapes"

Film-maker Deborah Scranton gave cameras directly to troops on the ground, then spent months editing the footage they sent her.

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BookMark - Gary Shteyngart on "Jernigan"

 Novelist Gary Shteyngart recommends one of his favorite reads:  "Jernigan" by David Gates.

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Danny Gregory on Classroom Filmstrips

Danny Gregory tells Jim Fleming that film-strips became popular around the time of the second world war and were used for industrial training and in public schools.

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Elizabeth Somer on Nutrition and Mood

Nutritionist Elizabeth Somer tells Steve Paulson that what we have for lunch determines how we'll feel all afternoon.

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Colin Thubron on "Shadow of the Silk Road"

The Silk Road was once the great meeting place between the East and the West - a network of ancient trading routes winding through China and India, across Central Asia and Iran to the Mediterranean.

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Brenda Peterson on Women Writing on the Green World

Brenda Peterson talks with Jim Fleming and reads several selections from “The Sweet Breathing of Plants: Women Writing on the Green World”.

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Charles Baxter and Richard Bausch on Book Tours

Charles Baxter and Richard Bausch are both successful American writers and good friends.  They talk with Steve Paulson about the pitfalls and perils of doing book tours. 

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