Jim Fleming talks with Jonathan Lethem about Dick whom Lethem calls “science fiction’s Lenny Bruce.”
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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What if Karl Marx were alive today and came back for a visit? That's the premise of the one-man show "Marx in Soho," starring Brian Jones and written by the late historian Howard Zinn.
Odessa Piper is the chef and proprietor of L’Etoile Restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin and a champion of cuisine prepared from locally available food.
Micah Sifry tells Jim Fleming how the United States became largely a two party state, and what benefits a third party can provide.
With federal immigration reform discussions stalled, we're thinking about borders this week. One project is tyring to put a face to the rising number of children who are making the journey alone, and illegally, into the United States. Encarni Pindado is Director of MigraZoom, which helps migrants tell their own migration experience through photos.
Philip Nel talks about “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.” It was the first Dr. Seuss film, made in 1952.
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.
Singer/songwriter Robert Ellis Orrall talks about his fictional indie rock band, Monkey Bowl.
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