Michael Shermer tells Jim Fleming that skepticism means being open to new ideas but not assuming anything is true.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Laurel Thatcher Ulrich says that Colonial American women showed their patriotism by learning how to weave. Making homespun meant they weren’t buying English cloth.
Morgan Spurlock won “Best Director” at Sundance for his documentary “Super Size Me.”
Ginger Strand, the author of The Brothers Vonnegut, has a dangerous idea. She thinks liberals need to go out and buy a gun!
Matt Haimovitz tells Steve Paulson why he plays music that goes so far beyond the standard repertoire, and why he plays it in bars and coffeehouses as well as concert halls.
Paul Beatty recommends a novel by German-Jewish Holocaust survivor Edgar Hilsenrath.
Michael Doucet is the founder of the pioneering, Grammy Award-winning Cajun band, BeauSoleil. He also has an extensive background in arts education.
Self portraits certainly aren't new. Artists have been making them for centuries. And not just because painting or drawing yourself is easier than finding a model. Here's art historian James Hall.
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