Novelist John Colapinto reads from and tells Jim Fleming about his book “About the Author,” in which a writer steals a manuscript from his room-mate and claims it as his own.
Novelist John Colapinto reads from and tells Jim Fleming about his book “About the Author,” in which a writer steals a manuscript from his room-mate and claims it as his own.
Rick Steves is the author of 30 European guidebooks, and host of public radio and television travel shows.
Steve Almond has loved football his whole life. But after investigating the violence and social ills that shape football, he explains why he no longer watches his favorite sport.
“Refrigerator Mothers” was the label wrongly applied to mothers who were falsely believed to have caused their children’s autism. Maria Mombille was such a mother.
Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid) talks to Anne Strainchamps about his book, "Rhythm Science," and how the art of music sampling relates to plagiarism.
Wisconsin Public Radio producer Leo Duran reports on the science of movie and television science fiction.
Michelle Kennedy tells Anne Strainchamps how she ended up homeless and how she managed to support herself and her three children.
Take a look at any portrayal of the Dark Ages and you might come away believing it was a gruesome and violent time, but is that historically true?