John Santos is an exponent of Afro-Latin music and leader of the jazz group John Santos and Machete.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Author Jonathan Lethem talks to Jim Fleming about his "Harper's" Magazine essay, "The Ecstasy of Influence: A Plagiarism."
Nell Casey tells Anne Strainchamps about her sister Maud, who suffered from manic-depression. Maud’s own strength, coupled with the heroic support of her family enabled her to recover.
Jeff Bursey is a Canadian author and reviewer whose new book is called "Verbatim: A Novel."
Malcolm Gladwell talks about the power of our tendency to make snap judgements and how important it is for our survival as a species.
Joshua Ferris talks about his novel, "To Rise Again at a Decent Hour," which made the longlist for The Man Booker Prize.
Julian Rubinstein tells the story of Attila Ambrus, the man who escaped Romania for Hungary and became the Robin Hood of Eastern Europe.
Religious historian Karen Armstrong doesn’t like the either/or, good/evil dichotomy. She believes we are hard-wired to be both selfish and kind.
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