Robin Swicord wrote and directed "The Jane Austen Book Club." She talks with Anne Strainchamps.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Russell Foster tells Jim Fleming how the body uses light to tell time; why night shift workers have more accidents; and why it can matter when you take your medicine.
Shane Carruth wrote, directed and stars in the low-budget movie “Primer”. Anne Strainchamps talks with him about science, math and storytelling.
You can trace the history of the 1960's through its iconic music festivals: Newport '65, Monterey '67, Denver '69, Woodstock, and Altamont. Historian Craig Werner was there and says those festivals changed a lot more than American music.
Sarah Stewart Taylor is a Vermont mystery writer who's fascinated by cemeteries. She walks through the Sawnee Bean Cemetery near Thetford, Vermont with Steve Paulson.
Star gazing may be the most universal moments of wonder. Neil deGrasse Tyson says he's been awed by outer space since he first went to a planetarium. He's been hooked on science - and wonder - ever since.
You can also hear the extended interview with deGrasse Tyson here.
Tom Standage talks about his book, "Writing on the Wall: Social Media -- The First 2,000 Years."
Steve Lopez is the author of "The Soloist," a book about a homeless musician named Nathaniel Ayers. Lopez talks with Anne Strainchamps about how he found Ayers and what he learned from him.
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