William Dean teaches theology. His book is “The American Spiritual Culture, and the Invention of Jazz, Football, and the Movies.”
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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What helps you remember people you’ve lost? Take a look at what other listeners have shared, and share a photo of your own via Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #TTBOOKonDeath.
William Christenberry never intended to cross the path of the pain of others with his photos. He takes photos of simple buildings, mostly in Hale County, Alabama.
Guitarist Sharon Isbin talks with Steve Paulson about how she came to the guitar as a child, why women have a harder time than men being accepted as guitarists.
Best-selling author Steve Berry tells Jim Fleming he works on three books at once to keep a best-seller in the pipeline.
Steven Kaplan is a historian of bread. He’s famous in France as the American who told them their bread wasn’t good enough.
S.T. Joshi says Lovecraft was always interested in pure science and has many imitators among contemporary writers.
An audio installation that gives tropical plants the tools to play synthesizers, allowing people to experience biorhythms as live music.
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