Janet Davis tells Steve Paulson that controversy has surrounded the use of animals in the American circus since the 1890s.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Reza Aslan seems to admire what Obama said in his recent Cairo speech but says Muslims will wait to see if the actions of the United States reflect its leader's words.
John Spalding is a humor columnist for the on-line magazine Belief Net, and the author of “A Pilgrim’s Digress: My Perilous, Fumbling Quest for the Celestial City.”
Lieutenant Shannon Kilkoyne talks about her experience as a female soldier in Iraq.
Julie Phillips is the author of "James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon."
Margaret Weis tells Steve Paulson all about dragons, and about the dragon world she created for her books.
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