Rita Golden Gelman tells Anne Strainchamps how she became a professional nomad, and recounts some stories from her travels in Bali and rural Mexico.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Author John D'Agata and fact-checker Jim Fingal talk about the boundaries of literary nonfiction as chronicled in their book, "The Lifespan of a Fact."
Robert Thurman tells Anne Strainchamps about the Buddhist concept of self and why it leads to compassion and understanding.
Near-death researcher Dr. Raymond Moody looks back on his career investigating near-death experiences.
Najla Said is many things: actress, playwright, author. She’s also a Palestinian-Lebanese-Christian-Arab-American who grew up on New York’s Jewish Upper West Side. And she’s the daughter of the late Edward Said –the famous Palestinian intellectual and activist.
Poet Mary Rose O'Reilly talks with Anne Strainchamps about the archaeology of memory and reads some of her work.
He recently produced a set of CDs for the BBC that include rare recordings of the prominent writers.
Why are we so obsessed with finding someone who completes us? What if we're already complete? That's what Michael Cobb wonders. In his book "Single" he argues that it's time to take the pressure off couples and look at other ways of living.
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