John Cage wrote some of the most controversial music of the 20th Century. Kenneth Silverman explores Cage's life in a groundbreaking biography called "Begin Again."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Muhammad Yunus founded the Grameen Bank which pioneered the practice of micro-lending as a way for poor people to start their own businesses.
Robert Sullivan has driven across the United States some thirty times. He tells Jim Fleming how he does it, and what happened on the worst trip ever.
Iraq war veteran John McCary offers his essay called "The Fallen," part of the National Endowment for the Arts project, Operation Homecoming.
Lisa Tucker’s latest novel is “Shout Down the Moon.” She talks with Jim Fleming about the role of social class in her work.
Laura King spent three years working as the Afghanistan Bureau Chief for the LA Times.
Patricia Person confesses she is a procrastinator in this audio essay.
Part memoir, part comic and part activity book, "What It is" reflects Lynda Barry's belief that everyone is an artist and has stories to tell.
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