Brendan Halpin tells Steve Paulson about his early days as a teacher and why he stuck it out for several years.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Dennis Donovan is the national organizer for the Center for Democracy and Citizenship. He talks about his work with school children, teaching them how to get involved in the democratic process.
Acrassicauda means Black Scorpion and is the name of an Iraqi heavy metal band.
Bill Malone is the country’s foremost historian of country music. His new book is called “Don’t Get above Your Raisin’.” He talks about why he loves old-time country music.
Colson Whitehead talks with Jim Fleming about and reads from “The Colossus of New York: A City in Thirteen Parts,” his literary portrait of New York City.
Dan Janzen is one of the world’s leading tropical biologists. He’s discovered some 9,000 species of caterpillars in Costa Rica.
Are humans really unique? Not as much as we tend to think, says renowned primatologist Frans de Waal. In this EXTENDED, UNCUT interview, de Waal tells Steve Paulson about the emotional & moral lives of chimpanzees and bonobos. This interview was done in partnership with the new science and culture magazine Nautilus.
Charles de Lint has pioneered a new contemporary mythic fiction. His new novel is "Widdershins."
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