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Jim Reads Garland

Here's our final poem to share for this National Poetry Month, Jim reading Max Garland's "A Lesson in Love."

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Malcolm Gladwell on "The Power of Thinking without Thinking"

Malcolm Gladwell talks about the power of our tendency to make snap judgements and how important it is for our survival as a species.

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Patrick McGilligan on "Alfred Hitchcock"

Patrick McGilligan talks about how Alfred Hitchcock chose his leading men, and what makes “Vertigo” the cinematic classic it is.

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Martha Bayles on War Movies

Martha Bayles talks with Anne Strainchamps about why we love war movies and what messages they send.

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John J. Miller on Conservative Rock Songs

John J. Miller grew up on rock and roll and decided to compile a list of the 50 best conservative rock songs.

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Marjane Satrapi and Chris Ware on Graphic Novels

The authors of “Persepolis” and “Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth” speak together at the Wisconsin Book Festival 2006.

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Persi Diaconis on the Math Behind Magic

Persi Diaconis is a former stage magician who uses card shuffling and coin tossing to illustrate complex mathematical formulae.

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Philip Roth on "Exit Ghost"

Novelist Philip Roth talks with Steve Paulson about his work and says Nathan Zukerman had made his final appearance in Roth's new novel, "Exit Ghost."

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