Robert Gordon tells Steve Paulson that he discovered the great Black Blues players while still a white boy in high school and that the racial complexities of Memphis have always been at the heart of its music.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Lauded novelist and shortstory writer Karen Russell has tackled a new genre, the novella. In this EXTENDED interview, she talks about "Sleep Donation."
While the presidency so far has appeared to be a man's game, there is now the suggestion that women have shaped the job and the men from the very beginning.
One Laptop Per Child seeks to change the world by giving laptops to kids in places too remote to have electricity.
Writer Michael Perry talks with Anne Strainchamps about his life combining writing with the new "back to the land" movement...
Kevin Dutton talks about his book, "The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success."
Lyle Victor Albert is a playwright who’s gotten the most attention for his one-man show “Scraping the Surface,” which recounts his experiences with cerebral palsy.
Ecologist Mark Hunter talks with Jim Fleming about the destructive capacity of alien insects.
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