John Francis was motivated by a California oil spill to stop riding in cars, planes or trains. When he got tired of trying to explain his decision, he stopped talking - for 17 years.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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“The Unraveling of Mercy Louis" tells the fascinating story of a community that’s nearly torn apart following the discovery of an abandoned baby in a dumpster. A witch hunt ensures and the girls at a local high school soon begin developing mysterious twitches and tics, which quickly intensify. Eventually, the girls in the town are acting as if they’re possessed, thrashing around on the floor or grunting like animals. As strange as it all sounds, Parssinen says the book was inspired by a real episode of mass hysteria in Le Roy, New York.
Forget the Wright Brothers, the balloonists of the late 18th century were the first people to fly. In this UNCUT interview, Steve Paulson talks with Richard Holmes about the amazing history of ballooning.
Get your chairs in order for this round of the Whad'Ya Know? Quiz...Ithaca-style!
Lorraine Johnson-Coleman tells Anne Strainchamps that cornbread is the ultimate Southern food and that Southerners can always recognize their loved ones’ fried chicken.
Neil Steinberg tells Jim Fleming, among other things, why AA seems to work, even when you intellectually reject its basic premises.
Jazz singer Kurt Elling is a three time Grammy Nominee. He talks with Jim Fleming about reaching for the Divine through his music.
Jon Scieskza tells Anne Strainchamps that boys like to read funny stuff, not the books their female teachers loved as girls.
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