Neurologist Dave Soldier collaborated with scientist Richard Lair to teach elephants to play music. They’ve released the results of the Thai Elephant Orchestra.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Esther Iverem tells Jim Fleming about the first time she saw Spike Lee's film "She Gotta Have It" and why she thought it marked the start of a new wave of Black cinema.
Dean King tells Jim Fleming about the ordeal of Captain James Riley and his crew. They lost their ship and were enslaved by desert nomads for months.
Amanda Lindhout was kidnapped in Somalia and held for 460 days. She believes the key to her survival and healing is learning to forgive her kidnappers.
Dana Jennings grew up in New Hampshire during the golden age of country music from the 1950s through the 1970s. His family listened to country and their values were shaped by it.
David Hughes is the author of “The Complete Lynch,” a comprehensive study of film-maker David Lynch’s work. Hughes talks about meeting Lynch in Prague, and they talk about Lynch’s use of sound.
"I was very uncomfortable with death for most of my life," says Karen Reppen says she ran from death and dying for most of her life. But after she decided to face her fears head-on by getting a job in hospice, she started to see the moment of death as a source of wonder and joy.
Robert Palmer's music writing has great influence on John Lennon. Find out why.
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