Richard Halpern talks with Jim Fleming about the sexual sub-text in Norman Rockwell’s work
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When Noelle Howey was a teenager, her dad realized he was a trans-sexual and began the process of undergoing a sex change. Now, they’re better friends than ever.
Mikael Niemi is the author of the best selling book in Swedish history. "Popular Music from Vittula" is a poignant coming of age story and its author talks with Steve Paulson.
Philip Harvey tells Jim Fleming about using the profits from his porn business to underwrite his philanthropy.
For Women's History Month, we're celebrating one of history's forgotten women, Jane Franklin. Harvard historian Jill Lepore talks about why she chose to write a biography of Ben Franklin's sister.
When you're fed up with our world, take a mental holiday. We do. There are other worlds you can visit, like the one Patrick Rothfuss created and turned into a best- selling phenomenon.
Your name is a set of sounds used to set you apart. But what if your sounds are too hard for some people to say? Parth Shah shares the first episode of "Hyphen," a podcast about people who live in two different worlds simultaneously. In this episode, Parth explores what it's like to grow up in America with a name that some people think doesn't "sound American".
Princeton historian Robert Darnton says that people in 18th century Paris spread the news by making up topical songs to familiar melodies, and that the police kept records on everybody.
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