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

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Cynthia True is the author of “American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story.”  She tells Jim Fleming that Hicks was an important social satirist, remarkable for his bravery and honesty.  He battled TV executives over his belief that audiences could handle provocative ideas.

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Elizabeth George, author of the Inspector Lynley mysteries, talks about her new novel that tells the life story of the mixed race boy who's arrested for the fatal mugging of the Inspector's wife, which occurred in the previous novel in the series.

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Artist Ra Poulette is the subject of the 2014 Academy Award nominated documentary short called Cavedigger. 

To see the trailer CLICK HERE.

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Christopher O'Riley chats with Jim Fleming about classical music's image problem among young people and how he makes the music seem cool.

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Astrophysicist Max Tegmark's Dangerous Idea?  We are more significant than we think.

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Ethan Gilsdorf is the author of "Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks," a memoir about role players, online gamers and citizens of other imaginary realms

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