Author, music journalist and cultural critic Greil Marcus talks with Steve Paulson about the ballad tradition in American music.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Before and since Keith Powell's breakthrough role on as Toofer on the sitcom "30 Rock," he has been forced to confront Hollywood's problem with black male voices. In this interview, he tells us how he works within an industry that desperately needs more diverse voices but doesn't truly want them.
Geoff Nicholson is the author of "The Lost Art of Walking: the History, Science and Literature of Pedestrianism." He tells Jim Fleming about his adventures trying to take walks in Los Angeles, about some famous walkers of the past, and the secret of a great walk.
Do you feel grief and longing when a place you love has been damaged? Then you may have "solastalgia" ...
Harold McGee recently visited the kitchen of L'Etoile Restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin with Anne Strainchamps to provide a guided tour of food science.
Poet MK Asante recounts his tough childhood in Philadelphia and the sad story of his beloved older brother, and also how the rhythms of hip hop evoke the sensibility of his generation.
Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez commanded Coalition Forces during the capture of Saddam Hussein, the revelation about Abu Ghraib and on April 6, 2004.
Poet Gillian Ferguson lives in Edinburgh. Her volume “Baby: Poems on Pregnancy, Birth and Babies” explores her experience of being pregnant and giving birth.
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