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.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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John Lloyd Young is starring as Frankie Valli of The Four Seasons in "Jersey Boys." He tells Anne Strainchamps why he decided to become an actor.
We made some particular choices about the music in hour four. Here's a note from Charles about the thinking that went into the score, and a Spotify playlist to explore.
Three physicists just won the Nobel Prize for their discovery that the universe is rapidly expanding.
Mira Nair is an Oscar nominated, India- born film-maker who divides her time between America and the sub-continent.
"Everything You Know About Indians Is Wrong"
So maybe you're not going to be the next Richard Pryor.
Even if you don't get many more laughs, you can laugh more. Katie West tells us how.
Lupe Fiasco is a devout Muslim whose album "Food and Liquor" went to number one of the rap album charts and won three Grammy Nominations.
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