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The Reduced Shakespeare Company on Literature

The Reduced Shakespeare Company bring their latest production into our studio.  They provide a whirlwind tour of the great books of literature.

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Ron Collins on "The Trials of Lenny Bruce"

First Amendment lawyer Ron Collins talks with Steve Paulson about the renegade comedian and junkie Lenny Bruce who was repeatedly arrested for obscenity.

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This Will Make You Smarter

John Brockman talks smarts, "third culture" intellectuals, and our web-y world in this NEW and UNCUT interview.

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Salman Ahmad: Pakistani Pop Star

Salman Ahmad is a Pakistani rock star. His group is Junoon, and they're the most popular rock group in South Asia.

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Sue Halpern on "Can't Remember What I Forgot"

Sue Halpern spent five years subjecting herself to every memory test and brain imaging technique she could find.

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Tom Lutz on the History of Crying

Tom Lutz tells Jim Fleming that human beings are great  crybabies.  Lutz is the author of “Crying: The Natural & Cultural History of Tears.”

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Scott Turow on "Ordinary Heroes"

Scott Turow has made a career writing hugely successful legal thrillers, but then he turned to a World War II novel.

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Vijay Iyer on Melding Science and Music

American by birth, Vijay Iyer is trying to create a new kind of music, a synthesis of Western jazz and Indian music.

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