Alex Honnold stunned the world by climbing El Capitan without a rope. So how did he do it? And why take such a chance?
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Maybe love is numerical – or at least, statistical. Comedian and NPR host Ophira Eisenberg went on forty first dates before she found the right guy. For her, the secret to true love was a large sample size.
In China's government-supported tiger farms, big cats are raised and harvested for their body parts -- part of a multi-million dollar trade in tiger bone wine and tiger skin decor. Meanwhile, wild tiger numbers are at an all-time low.
Najla Said is a Palestinian-Lebanese Christian Arab-American who grew up on New York’s Jewish Upper West Side. And she’s the daughter of the late Edward Said –the famous Palestinian intellectual and activist.
Simon Reynolds talks to Steve Paulson about his book, "Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past."
Muadh Bhavnagarwala is a young student at Al Hedaya Islamic Center in Danbury, CT -- a city not far from Newtown, the site of last year's tragic shootings. Last year, he chose to add his voice to the national memorial service, as it was televised around the world.
Tom Wolfe is back on the bestseller list with his new novel “Back to Blood.” In this interview, Wolfe ranges from why he picked Miami as the location for his novel; his critique of modern fiction; the early days of New Journalism; and his satirical take on the contemporary art world.
Poet Stephen Mitchell talks with Jim Fleming about classic creation stories from several major religious traditions.
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