Henrietta Lacks was a poor, African American woman who died of cervical cancer at the age of 31...
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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You'll have to know the great expectations of Cornell students to be successful for this round of the Whad'Ya Know? Quiz!
Richard Hand describes several of the programs that made that period the Golden Age of radio.
Linda Gray Sexton describes in vivid detail her own, lifelong battle against depression and suicide.
Mamak Khadem came to America from Iran to finish high school. She began to sing Persian music to stay connected to her homeland.
Jonah Raskin is the author of “American Scream.” He talks about why Allen Ginsburg’s “Howl” became an anthem for a generation
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.
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.
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