Laurence Gonzales tells Jim Fleming about "Lucy," in which a mysterious 15 year old girl is discovered in the Congo.
Laurence Gonzales tells Jim Fleming about "Lucy," in which a mysterious 15 year old girl is discovered in the Congo.
Journalist Mark Pendergrast talks with Steve Paulson about the cultural history of coffee.
Paul Miller is the unofficial spokesman for remix culture in his persona as DJ Spooky.
Author and playwright Michael Frayn talks with Steve Paulson about his play “Copenhagen” and the dramatic meeting between physicists Neils Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in 1941. At issue is the degree to which Heisenberg was spying for the Nazis and his role in the development of a German atom bomb.
John Strausbaugh says blackface (and whiteface) have long histories in this country and helped Americans learn to live with each other.
There are currently 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the US. Jose Angel N is one example.
Liz Mermin tells Anne Strainchamps that her film, "The Beauty Academy of Kabul", chronicles the efforts of some Afghan women to maintain a little independence and earn a little money.
Cancer patient Katie Paul has ovarian cancer and describes how the disease has changed her life.