Ned Rorem tells Jim Fleming that the world of classical music is all about money today and that performers seem to matter even more than the music.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Parker Palmer tells Jim Fleming why the soul still matters in an age of science.
Steve Paulson talks with Raul Galvan, one of the leaders of the delegation, about Cuba’s national sport: baseball.
We share the mysterious story of the listener who sent us postcards in response to our show about handwriting.
John Leland tells Steve Paulson that "On the Road" is still exciting and that it holds many lessons about friendship and growing up.
Lola Pashalinski and Linda Chapman are actresses who wrote and perform a play called “Gertrude and Alice.” They tell Steve Paulson about Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas.
Nina Paley has made a film using animation, Indonesian shadow puppets and a ‘20s era jazz singer to re-tell the story from the Ramayana of the marriage of the Hindu god Rama and his wife, Sita.
Novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux tells Steve Paulson about the time he was held captive in Africa.
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