Jonah Raskin is the author of “American Scream.” He talks about why Allen Ginsburg’s “Howl” became an anthem for a generation
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Alan Turing was only 41 when he committed suicide. Filmmaker Patrick Sammon's film, Codebreaker, tells the story of Turing's brilliant life and of his persecution by British authorities for the crime of being homosexual. When he spoke to Anne Strainchamps a few years ago, he said Turing was a victim of the prejudice and paranoia of the time.
Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith tell Anne Strainchamps how they got started soliciting six-word memoirs, recite some of their favorites, and say that crafting them can become an addiction.
Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis talks about "On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind."
Filmmaker Astra Taylor believes our digital life is undemocratic -- that we're concentrating power into the hands of giant tech companies, who make money off our posts and tweet. She tells Anne Strainchamps why she believes there should be greater regulation of the Internet.
According to psychologist Meagan Curtis, the inherent sadness of the minor third is what we hear in music.
Robert Ellis Orrall is a musician who lives in Nashville, on the same street where Al Gore bought a house. So he wrote a song about it!
Mark Jacobson and his wife took their three children on a 90-day trip around the world. They've written a book called "12,000 Miles in the Nick of Time: A Semi-Dysfunctional Family Circumnavigates the Globe."
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