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Tsultrim Allione on "Feeding Your Demons"

Tsultrim Allione founded Tara Mandala, a retreat in Colorado, where she teaches students based on her Buddhist training in Tibet.

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The Hidden Jobs That Fill Your Day

There was a time when others bagged your groceries, planned your trips and pumped your gas, but now they're just another part of our daily routines. Craig Lambert says these are a few examples of the "shadow work" we've unwittingly taken on in service of companies and other organizations. He warns that it's chipping away at our leisure time, and turning us all into middle class serfs.

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Why People Get Happier in Old Age

Life gets better for people in their 60s and 70, according to lots of recent studies. Why? Geriatric psychiatrist Dilip Jeste says people often become wiser with age.

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World's Biggest Virtual Art Museum

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Steal Like an Artist - Austin Kleon

Austin Kleon gives advice on how to "Steal Like an Artist."

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Studs Terkel on Nelson Algren

Studs Terkel tells Steve Paulson why his friend Nelson Algren is one of America's great literary secrets. Among Terkel's latest books is "Hope Dies Last."

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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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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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