Elizabeth Von Muggenthaler is president of the Fauna Communications Research Institute. She shares samples with Jim Fleming of some of the amazing animal sounds her group has recorded.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Barbara Moran practices the ancient art of coffee divination - reading the future through examination of coffee grounds. Anne Strainchamps visits her for a reading.
Evelin Sullivan, author of “The Concise Book of Lying,” talks with Steve Paulson about lies of necessity, little white lies, and what sort of deception really makes people angry.
Steve Paulson talks with Bill Kerig about Utah, the culture of snowboarders and how it’s changed. They’re still rebels but they smile more.
Like a lot of great innovators, Ida Tin wanted something that didn’t exist, so, she built it. It’s a period tracking app called Clue, and the more you tell it—about your mood and your cycle—the more it can tell you about your reproductive health. On the surface, Clue is a tool for individuals to track menstruation. But Ida's real goal is nothing short of transforming women's health around the world. She’s part of a new wave of renegade thinkers who believe that everyday data can give everyday people more power over their lives.
Poet Edward Hirsch bookmarks Alice Oswald's "Memorial: A Version of Homer's Iliad."
Doris Kearns Goodwin talks with Jim Fleming about the political genius of the man she considers America's greatest President.
Editor Chris Kubica talks about his project, “Letters to J.D. Salinger.” Kubica asked dozens of authors to sound off to Salinger by writing him letters - even if Salinger will never read them.
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