Michael Chabon defends the position that genre fiction is just as worthy of respect as any other fiction.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Mystery novelist P.D. James talks with Anne Strainchamps about “Death in Holy Orders,” the latest Adam Dalgleish book.
One of the most amazing things about National Parks is what you can hear. Or as acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton would put it, NOT hear. He's is the founder of the organization One Square Inch of Silence. The once square inch is an actual place located in the Hoh Rain Forest at Olympic National Park. The exact location is marked by a small red-colored stone placed on top of a moss-covered log. And after you hear (or don't hear) this piece you will want to go. So, here's a map.
Mark Kurlansky tells Steve Paulson that salt made food a tradable commodity and that it inspired revolutions from India to France. Because people have to have salt, governments want to control and tax it.
Joelle Fraser wrote a memoir called “The Territory of Men.” She talks about her parents who did their best, despite pre-Women’s Lib conditioning and alcoholism.
The French have a curatorial attitude toward their language, but in fact they add new words all the time.
Anthropologist Katherine Frank tells Steve Paulson who goes to strip clubs and what they’re looking for.
Paul Krugman is one of the most prominent liberal pundits in America. He talks with Steve Paulson about his latest book, "The Conscience of A Liberal."
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