Candace Pert's latest project is a CD of therapeutic words and music called “Psychosomatic Wellness.”
Candace Pert's latest project is a CD of therapeutic words and music called “Psychosomatic Wellness.”
Houston's Rothko Chapel is a shrine to the transformative power of art. Abstract artist Mark Rothko created 14 enormous paintings for this sacred space. Pianist Sarah Rothenberg tells us the history behind the music on her CD "Rothko Chapel," and writer Terry Tempest Williams describes her reverence for the Rothko Chapel.
Daniel Pinchbeck is the heir to Timothy Leary: he explores and advocates the use of psychedelic drugs.
Neurosurgeon Charles Limb and jazz bassist Mike Pope talk about some groundbreaking brain imaging studies of jazz musicians while they improvise.
We hear a story from Elna Baker, author of “The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance.”
David Denby of The New Yorker tells Steve Paulson that Pauline Kael was the most remarkable person he’s ever known.
Poet Edward Hirsch bookmarks Alice Oswald's "Memorial: A Version of Homer's Iliad."
In this EXTENDED interview, Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez tells the story of a marathon facial transplantation for his patient, Richard Norris.