A Danish director talks about his latest movie which is as dark and brooding as Nordic Noir crime novels.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Richard Zacks, author of “The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd,” tells Jim Fleming that Kidd, was a privateer - a pirate hunter - not a pirate.
Kate Sekules tells Anne Strainchamps how she got into boxing, why she enjoyed getting really strong, and how she coped with her anger during bouts.
Neuroscientist Sam Harris is on our minds this week. Harris is best known as one of the guys who helpd lauch the New Atheist movement. So it comes as a surprise to see the title of his new book -- "Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion."
Travel writer Jeff Greenwald tells travel stories to Jim Fleming and explains why he thinks that since September 11th, it’s more important than even that people try to understand other lands.
Jim Fleming speaks with Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner."
Earlier this year, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet handed over the last of his political power, to a secular, Harvard-educated politician. Lobsang Sangay left his fellowship and family in the United States to take up his new post, and all of its challenges.
Peter Watson tells Steve Paulson that the history of ideas can be organized according to three really big ideas – the soul, Europe and the experiment.
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