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Kim Stanley Robinson - Extended Interview

Here's our extended conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson on science fiction and imagining the future.

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Richard Furrer on Swordmaking

Professional bladesmith Richard Furrer tells Jim Fleming about “Dragonslayer,” a blade forged from ultra-strong steel created with the help of a Northwestern University computer model.

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Matthew Klam on "The Pursuit of Ecstasy"

Matthew Klam talks about his experience with Ecstasy and reflects on the pharmaceutical industry’s influence on the cultural perception of drug use.

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Justin Taylor on "The Apocalypse Reader"

Jim Fleming talks with Justin Taylor, editor of "The Apocalypse Reader," a collection of 34 short stories about the end of the world.

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Lawrence Lessig on "Code: Version 2.0"

Breaking the law by singing "Happy Birthday"? That's absurd.

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Michael Gershon on "The Second Brain"

Michael Gershon talks about the science behind “gut instinct” and says most of the body’s serotonin is in the gut, not the brain.

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Philip Roth on "Exit Ghost"

Novelist Philip Roth talks with Steve Paulson about his work and says Nathan Zukerman had made his final appearance in Roth's new novel, "Exit Ghost."

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Jim Fleming on The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

TTBOOK host Jim Fleming reflects on The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

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