We have a new Poet Laureate here in the U.S. Listen in as Natasha Trethewey talks about the history and memory embedded in her work.
You can hear more of Trethewey's poems here.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Optical Physicists at the Imperial College in London have created blueprints for the perfect hiding place.
These days it doesn't matter whether you are a conservative or a liberal, if you are looking for inspiration you look to Ronald Reagan.
Michael Dickinson tells Jim Fleming about the robotic fly he’s building. Dickinson thinks flies are amazingly sophisticated flying machines.
Journalist Randall Sullivan tells Steve Paulson about his extraordinary experience in Medjugorje, a town where the Virgin Mary is reported to have appeared.
British novelist Nick Hornby has written a funny book about suicide. It's called "A Long Way Down."
As editor of Poetry Magazine, Christian Wiman reads thousands of new poems a year. Who better to check in with on the state of English language poetry?
To hear Wiman talk about his own writing, listen here.
Over the last year or so, Russell Brand has increasingly used his celebrity status to advocate for changing our political systems. His new, best-selling book puts these ideas on paper, drawing on political theorists and his own personal experiences to reimagine society itself.
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