Mamak Khadem came to America from Iran to finish high school. She began to sing Persian music to stay connected to her homeland.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Philippe Petit is the author of “To Reach the Clouds: My High Wire Walk between the Twin Towers.”
Jonah Raskin is the author of “American Scream.” He talks about why Allen Ginsburg’s “Howl” became an anthem for a generation
Robert Ellis Orrall is a musician who lives in Nashville, on the same street where Al Gore bought a house. So he wrote a song about it!
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.
We meet Pete Daly, an engineer with recurrent melanoma who talks about living with cancer.
Mark Jacobson and his wife took their three children on a 90-day trip around the world. They've written a book called "12,000 Miles in the Nick of Time: A Semi-Dysfunctional Family Circumnavigates the Globe."
Jad and Robert. You probably know them by now. They're the hosts of the hit pubradio program, RadioLab. In this NEW and UNCUT interview, Steve talks with them about radio, science, and a whole lot more...
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