Cultural critic David Shields wants to change the way we think about art.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Writer Charles Baxter understands the inner world of teenagers. He shares a tale of teen angst from his novel, “Saul and Patsy.”
Frans de Waal talks with Steve Paulson about the evidence demonstrating that animals have culture.
It can be awkward to receive gifts. Especially if they’re gifts you don’t really want. The same goes for help.
Haddayr Copley- Woods has been grappling with how to handle unwanted help since she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Bart Plantenga tells Steve Paulson about the global reach of yodeling – from Switzerland to Africa to popular music and film...
Dan Price, author of "Radical Simplicity: Creating an Authentic Life," tells Jim Fleming how his efforts to keep down-sizing his life led him to live and work in a hole in the ground.
A compilation of Anne Strainchamps talking with Bill Penzey of Penzeys Spices about vanilla, fennel seed, and nutmeg.
Poet Edward Hirsch bookmarks Alice Oswald's "Memorial: A Version of Homer's Iliad."
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