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Wesley Stace on his favorite book, "Tristram Shandy"

Jim Fleming talks with novelist Wesley Stace. He explains why "Tristram Shandy" is one of his favorite books.

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Sadie Plant on "Writing on Drugs"

Jim Fleming read “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and philosopher Sadie Plant talks with Steve Paulson about drug use by some famous writers, from Coleridge to Freud.

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William Cronon on National Parks

Did you know national parks intended for the masses are a 19th century invention and a distinctly American one?

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The Bad Plus on Music

The Bad Plus is a hot young jazz trio that puts a jazz spin of rock classics from Nirvana and Black Sabbath. 

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Yotam Ottolenghi on Jerusalem

Israeli-born chef Yotam Ottolenghi celebrates the hybrid cuisine of Jerusalem, a city in which Eastern and Western culinary traditions mix and mingle in wonderful ways.

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Sherry Turkle on Computers and the Human Spirit

Sherry Turkle discusses the ways in which we are already developing relationships with personal robotic devices from cellphones and iPods to toys like the Furby and My Real Baby.

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Tom Wolfe reads "The Postman Always Rings Twice"

Tom Wolfe reads the opening to "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and explains why it's his favorite.

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Steve Venwright on "The Further Somniloquies of Dion McGregor"

Steve Venwright put out a CD called “The Further Somniloquies of Dion McGregor.”  McGregor talks in his sleep like you’ve never heard before.

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