Jon Hein uses the term “jump-the-shark” to describe the precise moment when things begin to go bad.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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What made Lincoln a great president? Was he a closet racist? We hear short interviews with Lincoln historians Doris Kearns Goodwin, Orville Vernon Burton and John Stauffer.
You know poems can be different things to different people: solace, a call to action, beauty. A reflection on war. But to Rae Armantrout there’s one thing that all poetry should be - read out loud.
We're all familair with karaoke -- going out, having a few drinks and singing "Don't Stop Believing" at the top of our lungs. But are you familiar with "karaoke fascism"? Monique Skidmore explains.
Historian Jeremy Black talks with Steve Paulson about James Bond as an agent of the British Empire. He says Bond’s adventures are often set in former British colonies.
Joshua Clover explains the subtitle of his book, “1989: Bob Dylan Didn’t Have This To Sing About.”
Michael Kimmelman talks with Steve Paulson about making your life a work of art.
Nathaniel Philbrick tells Jim Fleming that the myth of the first Thanksgiving is great for children, but the truth about Plymouth Plantation is a lot darker and more complicated.
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