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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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Rob Bowman on Stax Records

Musicologist Rob Bowman tells Jim Fleming about the history of the record company that made Dr. King’s dream a reality in its everyday artistic and business dealings.

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Maggie Nelson on "Close to the Knives"

Maggie Nelson recommends "Close to the Knives" by David Wojnarowicz.

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Keith Ward in Defense of the Soul

Keith Ward talks about the nature of the soul.

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Robert Weinberg on the Science of Superheroes

Robert Weinberg tells Jim Fleming that superheroes’ powers haven’t kept up with the times and offers more up-to-date explanations of how The Incredible Hulk got that way and why Superman is so strong.

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Jason Cohen on "Black Tar Heroin"

Jason Cohen (with Steve Okazaki) made the wrenching documentary “Black Tar Heroin.” The film follows the lives of five young heroin addicts in San Francisco.

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Marilynne Robinson on Poetry and the Soul

Novelist Marilynne Robinson talks with Anne Strainchamps about the role of the soul in the age of modern science.

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Lincoln Hall on Dying on Everest

Lincoln Hall is an Australian mountain climber. He tells Jim Fleming about his fatal adventure on Mt. Everest, the subject of his book "Dead Lucky: Life after Death on Mount Everest."

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