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Deborah Harkness on Magical Writing UNCUT

In this UNCUT interview, novelist Deborah Harkness talks about studying the history of magic, and then transforming history into fiction.

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Christopher Byron on Martha Stewart

Christopher Byron tells Anne Strainchamps that the Martha Stewart public image is consistent and ubiquitous but has little to do with the real Martha Stewart.

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Elizabeth Kolbert - Extended Interview

Coral reefs and many of the oceans' marvels may disappear before this century ends, according to a new scientific study. Science writer Elizabeth Kolbert says we're facing the sixth great extinction. In this extended interview, she tells Steve Paulson stories from the front lines of the fight against extinction, from Panama to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

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Coleman Barks on Rumi, After 9/11

Poet and translator Coleman Barks talks with Anne Strainchamps about the 13th century Sufi mystic and poet, Rumi.

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Catherine Jagoe reads a poem about honey and bees

Poet Catherine Jagoe shares her poem about bees and honey.

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Cui Jian on His Music

Anne talks with Chinese superstar Cui Jian about his new album.

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Dao Chang - Searching for My Mother

We’re all looking for something. All of us. Some of us are seeking God. Others, we’re seeking fame and fortune. But Hmong teenager Dao Chang was looking for something that you can usually find close to home - her mother.

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Etienne Van Heerden on Afrikaans Writing

Etienne Van Heerdon tells Steve Paulson that many of his fellow writers are obsessed with his country’s history and that they could always say things in fiction that they could never get away with in journalism.

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