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T.C. Boyle on "When the Killing's Done"

T.C. Boyle's new novel features a face-off between an animals rights activist and a biologist.

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Writing With Apples: A Visit To Novelist Jane Hamilton's Family Orchard

Award-winning novelist Jane Hamilton's new novel has a setting that's close to home.  "The Excellent Lombards" is a story of generational tension set on a family apple farm.  Steve Paulson talks about writing, farming and apples with Jane while walking through her own family orchard.

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Will Friedwald on "As Time Goes By"

Music historian Will Friedwald talks with Steve Paulson about “As Time Goes By” and why we love it. 

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Salman Rushdie on "The Wizard of Oz"

Salman Rushdie tells Steve Paulson about his very first memories of "The Wizard of Oz."

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Scott Topper on Meditation

Scott Topper reads from the meditation journal he kept after learning a simple meditation from Buddhist monk George Churinoff.

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Stephen Batchelor on Rethinking Buddhism

Stephen Batchelor wants contemporary Buddhists to re-think the life of the Buddha.

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The Science and Politics of Weight Obsession

Science journalist Harriet Brown says the medical establishment has demonized fat and misrepresented the science behind dieting and weight loss.  She unpacks the four most toxic medical myths about weight and health.

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Simon Callow on "Orson Welles: Volume 2: Hello Americans"

British actor Simon Callow is writing Orson Welles' biography. Volume 2 is called "Hello Americans."

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