Visionary computer scientist Jaron Lanier talks about his new book, "Who Owns the Future?"
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Louise Barnett, author of tells Jim Fleming about the case of Captain Andrew Geddes, who was tried and convicted of slandering a fellow officer, even though the man was clearly guilty of sexually abusing his daughter.
What's it like to hang out with the U.S. president? Journalist Michael Lewis found out when he shadowed Barack Obama for 8 months, even playing in one of Obama's pick-up basketball games.
Aerobatic pilot Josh Ramo is also a journalist and the author of “No Visible Horizon: Surviving the World’s Most Dangerous Sport.” He talks about the thrills and perils of pushing planes and pilots to the limits of their endurance.
Environmentalist Jennifer Jacquet qrecommends "Last Chance to See" by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine.
Marti Leimbach is an autism activist and successful novelist. She talks about her own experiences trying to get help for her autistic son.
Norwegian novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard discusses his six-volume autobiographical novel, "My Struggle."
You could also listen to an extended interview with Karl Ove Knausgaard.
Mike Tidwell is a freelance journalist who thinks he’s found the biggest environmental catastrophe in America. In this pre-Katrina interview, Tidwell talks about the time he spent with shrimpers in the bayou country and what they taught him about the devastating price we’re paying for the way we control floods on the Mississippi River.
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