Linda Gray Sexton describes in vivid detail her own, lifelong battle against depression and suicide.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Alan Turing was only 41 when he committed suicide. Filmmaker Patrick Sammon's film, Codebreaker, tells the story of Turing's brilliant life and of his persecution by British authorities for the crime of being homosexual. When he spoke to Anne Strainchamps a few years ago, he said Turing was a victim of the prejudice and paranoia of the time.
John Landis talks about his new book, "Monsters in the Movies: 100 Years of Cinematic Nightmares."
Louise Barnett, author of tells Jim Fleming about the case of Captain Andrew Geddes, who was tried and convicted of slandering a fellow officer, even though the man was clearly guilty of sexually abusing his daughter.
Mamak Khadem came to America from Iran to finish high school. She began to sing Persian music to stay connected to her homeland.
We meet Pete Daly, an engineer with recurrent melanoma who talks about living with cancer.
Nadine Svoboda’s been all over the world listening to forests. She records their sounds for the British Library Sound Archive.
Jonah Raskin is the author of “American Scream.” He talks about why Allen Ginsburg’s “Howl” became an anthem for a generation
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