In the gaming world, game designer Jason Rohrer is a god. Now, saying someone is a god in a certain field is a figure of speech. I mean, they’re not REALLY immortal beings. That is, unless you’re Jason Rohrer.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Ken Nordine is the epitome of jazz poetry. He has an amazing voice. His nickname is, in fact, "The Voice." Best known for his Word Jazz series, this poem is one he did for a paint company. The paint company is long forgotten but the poem lives on.
Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker and author of “The Tipping Point.” He talks about how successful marketing works and gives some examples.
Jim Fleming hosts an event at the Wisconsin Book Festival featuring poets Linton Kwesi Johnson and former Poet Laureate Ted Kooser. Both poets read work eulogizing their fathers.
Jerome Charyn tells Steve Paulson about some of the great ping-pong matches of the past and reflects on the worldwide popularity of the game.
Goshen college theologian Jo Ann Brant talks about interpreting the story of Lot’s wife, who gets turned into a pillar of salt.
Marjane Satrapi talks about the intimate lives of women in Iran and the conflicts created around the issue of sexuality by patriarchy and fundamentalist Islam.
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