Jane Franklin was Ben Franklin’s favorite sibling. While he became an inventor, statesman and one of the 18th century’s most famous men, she became a wife and mother who could barely write and struggled to make ends meet – and until now, was forgotten by history. In this UNCUT interview, Jill Lepore tells the story of this remarkable century woman, and talks about the parallels between writing history and journalism.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
Audio
Steve Paulson talks with Jorgen Nielsen and Sam Cherribi about the influence of the growing numbers of Muslims who have immigrated to Europe.
Former casting director Joanna Merlin talks with Jim Fleming about the auditioning process. Her book is “Auditioning: An Actor-Friendly Guide.”
Neda Ulaby, NPR reporter and cultural critic, talks with Jim Fleming about the film adaptation of Laurence Sterne's "Tristram Shandy."
Linguist John McWhorter says all six thousand contemporary languages evolved from a single source and that there’s no such thing as a pure language.
Maria Tatar is the author of "Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood." She talks with Steve Paulson about what makes fairy tales so compelling to children.
Nina Simonds tells Jim Fleming about dining at Singapore's Imperial Herbal restaurant, where the staff herbalist prescribes a meal for you aimed at balancing your yin and yang.
Errol Morris made a documentary about Abu Ghraib called "Standard Operating Procedure." Journalist Philip Gourevitch and Morris have written a companion book that examines what really happened at Abu Ghraib.
Pages
