Michael Feldman, host of public radio’s comedy quiz show “Whad’ya Know,” provides his take on Groucho and putting audience members down when you still want them to like you.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Margaret Salinger talks about her childhood in the woods of New Hampshire with her father, J.D. Salinger.
August is Ghost Month in Taiwan—a time to commemorate the dead: burn incense, visit shrines, honor ancestors, and avoid large purchases. It's also the setting for Ed Lin's newest mystery. Lin is a 3-time winner of the Asian-American Literary Award.
Rick Miller wrote a one man show that he now performs worldwide. It’s called “MacHomer” and is a fusion of “MacBeth” and “The Simpsons” with Miller doing all the voices.
Novelist Jim Crace believe current state of the world makes it all too easy to imagine a grim future.
Jeffery Sachs discusses why we need a new economic model rooted in an environmentally sustainable future.
Mark Ross talks recounts the nightmare of being kidnaped, along with a group of tourists he was guiding, by armed rebels in Uganda.
John Updike talks with Steve Paulson about the business of being interviewed. Updike is skittish about giving interviews, but often finds himself saying more than he’d planned once he gets going.
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