Anthropologist Jeremy Narby went to the Peruvian Amazon to study the Ashaninca Indians. The experience transformed his outlook on life, especially once he tried their powerful hallucinogen ayahuasca.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Rachel Mason of Chicago’s Second City comedy toupe, tells the story of what happened when the group toured military bases for the USO right after September 11th.
Ken Eklund is the creator of the alternate reality game "World Without Oil." He describes the game and we hear the comments of several game bloggers.
Mikita Brottman tells Anne Strainchamps about her own accident, the legends that grow up around celebrity car crashes, and the odd thrill we get from road wrecks.
The President shouldn't rely on his science advisors to explain what a dirty bomb is or why clean coal is important.
John Leland has written about "Indigo children", who may have an Indigo aura and a mission to change the world. Or they may be ordinary children with a tendency to ADHD.
Singer/songwriter Robert Ellis Orrall talks about his fictional indie rock band, Monkey Bowl.
Novelist Larry Baker followed up “The Flamingo Rising” with a story called “Athens, America.” He marketed it himself, starting in the mid-West, where the book is set, and ended up selling it in grocery stores.
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