Simon Winchester talks with Jim Fleming about the short-sightedness of placing cities where the planet doesn't think they should be.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Playwright Wendy Wasserstein tells Anne Strainchamps she grew up going to the theater and wanted to be sure others got the same opportunity.
Science writer Jennifer Ouellette spent a year confronting her math phobia straight on. She taught herself calculus. It helped her win at Vegas, get a good mortgage, and might just save her from a zombie apocalypse.
Composer Freddy Knop creates a soundscape to help illustrate Nathan Englander's experience of the muse descending.
Will Russell and Scott Shuffitt are the founders of "Lebowski Fest," an annual event that celebrates Joel and Ethan Coen's 1998 film, "The Big Lebowski."
Russ Parsons tells Jim Fleming how to make a great french fry, and why potatoes are only the beginning!
Tom Lutz tells Jim Fleming that human beings are great crybabies. Lutz is the author of “Crying: The Natural & Cultural History of Tears.”
Steve Almond tells Steve Paulson some of his favorite candy bars are the regional specialities, and remembers the pop rocks craze.
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