British comedian Ross Noble hosts a show for the BBC. The premise is to go to remote places in the world and try to do stand-up.
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Maybe you're not interested in football. Maybe you prefer your Sundays productive or peaceful. If so, then this interview is for you. Here's Craig Harling on Sunday: A History of the First Day from Babylonia to the Super Bowl.
Music writer Peter Guralnick tells us how the legendary Sam Phillips created rock and roll as a musical protest.
The former mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, take us on a walking tour of the neighborhood of one of his big heroes, the late urban thinker, Jane Jacobs.
Tad Pierson runs a tour business called “American Dream Safari.” He takes his clients on tours of Memphis and into Mississippi in his 1955 Cadillac named Mansfield.
Music critic Yuval Taylor tells Steve Paulson that authenticity in music is a complicated business.
Tom Wolfe talks with Steve Paulson, and explains why he's so fascinated by the connection between sex and social status.
Stephen Mitchell has composed a new translation of “Gilgamesh,” the epic poem of ancient Mesopotamia.
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