Ronald Aronson is the author of “Camus and Sartre: The Story of a Friendship and the Quarrel That Ended It.” Aronson recounts the relationship and the very public dispute between two of the twentieth century’s leading intellectuals.
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Music critic Yuval Taylor tells Steve Paulson that authenticity in music is a complicated business.
Salman Rushdie tells Steve Paulson about his very first memories of "The Wizard of Oz."
Historian Tariq Ali tells Steve Paulson that the current Indian government is dominated by Hindu fundamentalists.
Legendary showman P.T. Barnum once owned a slave named Joice Heth. Barnum claimed she was 161 years old and a former nanny to George Washington. Benjamin Reiss tells the story in his book "The Showman and the Slave: Race, Death, and Memory in Barnum's America."
The Pacific Gyre is a region in the middle of the Pacific Ocean around which all the major currents swirl. As a result, debris that floats into the gyre gets stuck there.
Walker Smith tells Steve Paulson about the six different flavors of baby boomers and why they'll have an impact into the future.
A typical commute turns interesting in David Tigner's story about autonomous cars.
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