Historian Sean Wilentz tells Jim Fleming the birth of Dylan’s music is deeply bound up in the politics of the time.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Sandy Tolan tells Jim Fleming that he became a fan of Hank Aaron’s as a boy in Milwaukee, and was thrilled when “The Hammer” threatened to eclipse Babe Ruth’s home run record.
The Oxford English Dictionary was created in 1857, and was expected to be finished within ten years. The first edition was finally completed 71 years later.
Steven Connor says there's much more to ventriloquism than exchanging quips with a wooden dummy. He tells Anne Strainchamps that a lot of this history has to do with the disembodied voice.
Sonu Shamdasani is a historian of psychology at University College, London, and editor of Carl Jung's "Red Book."
Tia Fuller's life is steeped in jazz. She's a saxophone player who composes, teaches, and has several albums under her belt. If that's not enough, she also spent five years touring the world with Beyonce's all-woman R & B band. Her new album is called "Angelic Warrior."
Susan Hirschmann is a legendary children's book editor and founder of Greenwillow Books.
Steve Earle has been Nashville’s bad boy for years. He talks about his controversial new album, “Jerusalem,” and his opposition to war in Iraq.
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