In this look behind the scenes, producer Veronica Rueckert and Anne Strainchamps remember our interview with Amy Wallace-Havens, the sister of the late David Foster Wallace.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Steve Paulson loves the idea of personal library. For all the digital data out there, Paulson says there's nothing quite like a book. He tells producer Sara Nics about data, knowledge, and To the Best of Our Knowledge.
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Olivia Laing talks about her book, "The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers and Drinking."
Democracy, politics and Pakistani rock and roll.
Sherry Turkle discusses the ways in which we are already developing relationships with personal robotic devices from cellphones and iPods to toys like the Furby and My Real Baby.
Jim Fleming talks with novelist Wesley Stace. He explains why "Tristram Shandy" is one of his favorite books.
A lot of pro football players cross-train. They practice the plays and the running, the throws and the tackles. We've even heard stories of pro athletes taking ballet lessons to lighten their footwork. But for NFL MVP Shaun Alexander, training also included chess.
Did you know national parks intended for the masses are a 19th century invention and a distinctly American one?
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