Soprano Renee Fleming talks with Anne Strainchamps about the mystery of the human voice, and how she manages her voice, her characters, and her stage fright.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Paul Beatty recommends a novel by German-Jewish Holocaust survivor Edgar Hilsenrath.
Meghan O'Rourke wonders if there's a better way to be bereaved in an essay called "Good Grief" which recently appeared in the New Yorker.
Mark Dowie tells Steve Paulson about a recent confrontation between a Masai leader and several thousand environmentalists gathered for a conference.
Michael Lewis joins us to talk about his riveting new account of how high-frequency trading is destroying Wall Street. His new book is "Flash Boys."
Robert Greenwald supports the Obama administration but thinks they're dead wrong about Afghanistan.
Laura Miller talks with Steve Paulson about her long relationship with the Narnia books. She read them as a child and loved them.
For Jeannette Walls, one of the things she struggled with most was keeping her past a secret from just about everyone.
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