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Kevin Brockmeier on "The Brief History of the Dead"

Anne Strainchamps talks with Kevin Brockmeier about his novel which concerns the dead who have not yet passed from living memory.

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Laughing at Pain

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.

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Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones on Obama's Font

The style of type used by the Obama campaign is called Gotham and was designed by the team of Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones.

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On Being Terry Gilliam

Welcome to the wonderful, wild mind of Monty Python's Terry Gilliam, who went on to direct the acclaimed films "Brazil," "Time Bandits" and "12 Monkeys." In an interview that can only be described as "Gilliamesque," Doug Gordon talks to the comedy legend.

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Margaret Atwood on "Payback"

Margaret Atwood tells Steve Paulson that it's a mistake to think about debt as simply a matter of money.

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Listener Ghost Story: "The Lake"

A ghost story from listener Sophia Derbes.

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Let's Put An End To Sexist Language

Cognitive researcher Douglas Hofstadter explains how gendered words and phrases — like using "guys" to refer to mixed company — can oftentimes reinforce sexist attitudes.

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Julia Glass on "Three Junes"

Julia Glass tells Steve Paulson that writing the book was her way of dealing with unendurable emotional trauma.

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