Tour guides get paid more than surgeons in Cuba. Why? Tips from foreigners, especially Americans. Rosa Ricardo describes her life as a tour guide.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Journalist Randall Sullivan tells Steve Paulson about his extraordinary experience in Medjugorje, a town where the Virgin Mary is reported to have appeared.
Nathaniel Philbrick tells Jim Fleming that the myth of the first Thanksgiving is great for children, but the truth about Plymouth Plantation is a lot darker and more complicated.
Richard Conniff is a journalist who sees parallels between the rich and some animal species. He’s the author of “The Natural History of the Rich: A Field Guide.”
Do you need an advanced degree in math or physics to make discoveries about the cosmos? Science writer Margaret Wertheim says thousands of amateur scientists have proposed their own theories about the universe.
Writer Nigel Nicolson says Woolf invented the stream-of consciousness literary style, endured several bouts of madness, and died a suicide.
Chef Julie Sahni talks with Anne Strainchamps about Tandoori cooking which unites Kashmiris of all religions.
Novelist Mark Salzman talks about his experience teaching creative writing at Central Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles, a detention center for L.A.’s most serious young offenders.
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