Frank Kermode tells Steve Paulson that Shakespeare revolutionized the English language and worked within a culture that got most of its information from listening.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Katha Pollitt's Dangerous Idea? Your child is not a special snowflake.
Arturo Marcano tells Steve Paulson about the exploitative system of player development in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic that fuels the American major leagues.
Doug Gordon reports on the TV phenomenon "Lost." He offers some explanations about why it's so popular and has some theories about the island.
Chuck Klosterman tells Steve Paulson that interviewing celebrities is a tricky business because there really isn't any up side in it for the star.
Edward Friedman tells Steve Paulson that the Chinese act as if they are already involved in a Cold War with the U.S.
Carl Honore speaks about the cultural revolution that is the "philosophy of slow."
NPR's Eric Nuzum reveals his lifelong fear of ghosts in a haunting new memoir, “Giving Up The Ghost” – the story of his troubled teenage years, suicidal fantasies and conviction that he was being stalked by the ghost of a little girl. In this EXTENDED interview, he talks with Anne Strainchamps about depression, friendship, and what it means to be haunted.
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