Daniel Wolff is the author of "How Lincoln Learned to Read: 12 Great Americans and the Education That Made Them." He tells Anne Strainchamps that most Americans learn what they really need to know outside of school and that, as a society, we believe contradictory things about the value of public education.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Yale Strom talks with Steve Paulson about the klezmer revival, particularly in Poland, and what it means when this culture is re-created by non-Jews.
Steve Kissing was sure he was possessed by the devil. He kept it secret for years. The truth emerged when he had a seizure and woke up in an ambulance: he had epilepsy.
Ron Mallett has been fascinated with the idea of time travel since his dad's early death.
Sherman Alexie has written novels, film screenplays and a short story collection. He talks with Steve Paulson about being a Native American writer.
Stuart MacBride writes "Tartan Noir" - darkly funny crime thrillers set in Scotland. His new one is "Dying Light."
Outdoor journalist James Mills is tired of being the only African-American on the mountain, or the rock face, or hiking in a national park. In an effort to increase diversity in outdoor recreation, he helped organize Expedition Denali -- the first all-African-American team to attempt America's highest peak, Denali.
William Gibson talks about his first collection of nonfiction, "Distrust That Particular Flavor."
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