Benjamin Reiss tells Steve Paulson how P.T. Barnum got his start: exhibiting an elderly Black woman who claimed to be 161 years old and George Washington’s nanny.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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B.J. Novak's Dangerous Idea? The artist Christo designing a roller coaster inspired by life.
Breaking Bad actor Bob Odenkirk talks about the differences between writing comedy and performing it, his favorite moment as a writer, and comedy as an act of destruction.
Recently 6 of the top 10 best- sellers in Iceland were his novels about a gloomy Inspector.
Where are the female scalawags? The lady rogue? Well, Anne Strainchamps set out to find out. She called up Elizabeth Mahon, author of the blog and the book of the same name: “Scandalous Women.”
Anne Strainchamps visits Barbara Moran, a coffee diviner who explains her ancient art and reads the good news in Anne’s grounds.
Daphne Sheldrick grew up on a farm in Kenya, raised orphaned animals and later became co-warden of Tsavo National Park. She describes the wonders of elephants.
Pianist Christopher O'Riley performs the classics but also covers the rock music of his own time.
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