We hear a story of the Great Depression from Linda Nelson's family.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Chandra McCormick and Keith Calhoun have been photographing life in the Louisiana State Penitentiary for 30 years. They talk about the conditions in the prison - nicknamed Angola, for the plantation that was formerly on the site - and how they've changed over time. When they see the inmates working in the fields, they say, it looks a lot like slavery.
Rae Armantrout believes that there is one thing that all poetry should be - read out loud.
Laney Salisbury talks about the 1925 dogsled relay that brought diphtheria anti-serum to ice-bound Nome, Alaska which was facing an epidemic in the dead of winter. Dogsleds were the only way in and the whole nation followed their perilous journey by telegraph.
Novelist Jonathan Carroll talks about his book “White Apples.” It’s the story of a man who finds out he’s already dead, and the afterlife is right here.
Can you fall in love with anyone? More than 20 years ago, psychologist Arthur Aron made two strangers fall in love in his laboratory. How? He asked them 36 questions. This year, Mandy Len Catron tried out the 36 questions with a guy she barely knew. Now they’re in love.
Michael Muhammad Knight wrote a novel called "The Taqwacores." He made up the word: taqwa is Arabic for piety and core means hardcore.
Rev. Jesse Jackson is not about to go quietly. He tells Steve Paulson not to confuse a music genre with basic freedoms, and outlines his contributions as a Civil Rights leader over the past 40 years.
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