In this look behind the scenes, producer Veronica Rueckert and Anne Strainchamps remember our interview with Amy Wallace-Havens, the sister of the late David Foster Wallace.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Today, the Dutch philosopher Spinoza - father of the Enlightenment - is revered, but in the mid-17th century, he was branded a heretic by his Jewish congregation in Amsterdam. Recently, philosopher Steve Nadler was asked if Spinoza should be exonerated. He explains why he said no.
Jim Fleming talks with novelist Wesley Stace. He explains why "Tristram Shandy" is one of his favorite books.
Steven Poole tells Anne Strainchamps that video games can be an art form and that they will continue to increase in sophistication.
Steve Paulson talks with Sharyn November, senior editor for Viking Children's Books and head of Penguin Putnam's Firebird, about the current boom in children's fantasy writing.
The relationship between poets William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge is discussed by Steve Paulson and Adam Sisman.
Did you know national parks intended for the masses are a 19th century invention and a distinctly American one?
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