Novelist Joanna Trollope reads from "Second Honeymoon" and talks about why the empty nest syndrome is particularly difficult for women.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Melissa Fay Greene provides a profile of the AIDS orphans of Ethiopia and one remarkable woman who saved dozens by opening her home to them after the death of her adult daughter from AIDS.
Alan Dale says laughing at slapstick is - at its heart - an expression of our sympathy with TV and film characters who get hurt. He says it's also relief that, for once, it's not us in pain.
In this EXTENDED interview, Adam Mansbach talks about his new novel, "Rage is Back."
He talks about his new CD, "Sorry We're Open," and his future projects.
Cognitive researcher Douglas Hofstadter explains how gendered words and phrases — like using "guys" to refer to mixed company — can oftentimes reinforce sexist attitudes.
In his last few years, Sacks revealed more details about his own life. One of the most remarkable revelations was his extensive use of LSD and other hallucinogens in the ‘60s. He tells Steve Paulson that psychedelics nearly killed him, but they also opened his mind to new ways of seeing the world.
Kirsten Bakis first wrote her story of biomechanically-enhanced, hyper-intelligent dogs 20 years ago, and it’s been a cult favorite ever since. So why create a post-modern Frankenstein story with dogs at the heart of the tale?
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