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Sherry Turkle on "Alone Together"

MIT Professor Sherry Turkle is fascinated by our interactions with machines. She's just released the third book in a trilogy of books on the subject.

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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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Wesley Stace on his favorite book, "Tristram Shandy"

Jim Fleming talks with novelist Wesley Stace. He explains why "Tristram Shandy" is one of his favorite books.

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William Cronon on National Parks

Did you know national parks intended for the masses are a 19th century invention and a distinctly American one?

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Tom Reynolds on "The 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard"

Tom Reynolds risked his mental health to compile "I Hate Myself and Want to Die: The 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard."

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The Snowden Files

A patriot is someone who loves and would fight for his or her country.   Does that include Edward Snowden?

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Rudolph Bell on Renaissance Italian Parenting

Rudolph Bell tells Jim Fleming that Italian parents of 500 years ago had some very modern ideas about child rearing.  And a few wacky ones about pre-determining the sex of your baby.

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Steve Venwright on "The Further Somniloquies of Dion McGregor"

Steve Venwright put out a CD called “The Further Somniloquies of Dion McGregor.”  McGregor talks in his sleep like you’ve never heard before.

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