Jonathan Pieslak, author of "Sound Targets: American Soldiers and the Music in the Iraq War," talks with Jim Fleming about how U.S. forces use music and who they listen to.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Jill Price can remember every day of her life since the age of 14. She's one of only half a dozen people diagnosed with "hyperthymesia" - a fancy word for nearly total recall.
Liaquat Ahamed talks about the parallels between the recent financial meltdown and the events that led up to the Great Depression. Both situations involved bubbles, and errors by the Federal Reserve System.
Kim Isaac Eisler talks with Jim Fleming about Indian casinos, admitting to the same ambivalence society feels. Casinos are fun, but they’re making too much money off their patrons.
Depression can mean two things: a downturn in the economy and an illness of the psyche.
Novelist John Colapinto reads from and tells Jim Fleming about his book “About the Author,” in which a writer steals a manuscript from his room-mate and claims it as his own.
Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid) talks to Anne Strainchamps about his book, "Rhythm Science," and how the art of music sampling relates to plagiarism.
Steve Almond has loved football his whole life. But after investigating the violence and social ills that shape football, he explains why he no longer watches his favorite sport.
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