Paul Feig is the creator of the critically acclaimed TV series “Freaks and Geeks.” He says that the show (which is no longer on the air) was based on his real-life adolescence.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Kevin Murphy (formerly of “Mystery Science Fiction 3000") decided to see a movie a day for a year. He chronicles his experience in a book called “A Year at the Movies.”
Stanford English professor Jay Fliegelman loves to collect books that have a history. He tells Jim Fleming why he loves the marginalia and battered pages of his books.
Jane Franklin was Ben Franklin’s favorite sibling. While he became an inventor, statesman and one of the 18th century’s most famous men, she became a wife and mother who could barely write and struggled to make ends meet – and until now, was forgotten by history. In this UNCUT interview, Jill Lepore tells the story of this remarkable century woman, and talks about the parallels between writing history and journalism.
We hear a conversation between Steve Paulson and German historian Jessica Gienow-Hecht. They discuss why the huge casualties among German civilians have been taboo for discussion.
Peter Larson is a professional paleontologist and commercial fossil hunter. His book is “Rex Appeal: The Story of Sue, the Dinosaur that Changed Science, the Law and My Life.”
Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood talks with Steve Paulson about her dystopian science fiction book, “Oryx and Crake.”
Lauren Myracle has written three books for young adults, including “ttyl.” The book is named for an abbreviation used in Instant Messaging to mean “talk to you later.”
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