Scott Westerfeld writes wildly popular post-apocalyptic and dystopian science fiction for teenagers. He's the author of the "Peeps" series about parasite-positive vampires, as well as "Uglies" and "Pretties," who live in a world where plastic surgery is compulsory.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Thomas Kuhn's "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" was the rare book that changed how we think. On its 50th anniversary, historian of science Tom Broman talks about Kuhn's legacy and we hear excerpts from Kuhn's book.
Celebrated novelist T.C. Boyle talks about his latest book, "The Harder They Come," which explores the roots of violence in America.
Humorist Roy Blount Junior believes New Orleans is the cradle of American culture.
Celebrated writer, director and actor Simon Pegg talks to Steve Paulson about his love of "Star Wars" and how it fired up his imagination and his career.
What are you making? In San Francisco, two radio producers are collecting stories in a project called “The Making Of...”
Steve Paulson prepared this report on Saint Francis of Assisi and his continuing influence in the modern world.
Senegalese pop star Youssou N'Dour is the top-selling African musician of all time.
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