Sometimes a great movie forces you to see the world in a completely different way. That’s the case with Joshua Oppenheimer’s documentary, "The Act of Killing." The film follows a former Indonesian death squad leader as he remembers and even re-enacts the atrocities he committed.
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Steve Almond tells Steve Paulson how his evolution as a writer began with a teenage obsession with Kurt Vonnegut. Though he hid that passion for years, he revealed it recently in his book "Not That You Asked."
Sarah Flannery talks about how her father taught her to excel at math by giving her puzzles and she gives a few examples. Sarah won the Young Scientist of the Year Award in Ireland and in Europe in 1999.
Tim Gallagher's hunting companion isn't his neighbor down the street, its a falcon named MacDuff. He tells us why he's fascinated by birds of prey.
“The Other F Word" tells the stories of punks from the 80s and 90s, who are now dads. What's the other F word? “Father”, of course.
A great deal of our thinking is shaped by our unconscious minds, such as routine tasks we do automatically.
Tracy Daugherty talks about Donald Barthelme and his passion for jazz.
Doug Gordon talks with Terre Roche about The Roches - Terre and her two sisters and their new album. And we hear lots of music!
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