Films about the cold war were a staple of the American film industry for decades, symbols of the Atomic Age.
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Paul Krugman is one of America's most visible economists. He teaches at Princeton, has a column in the New York Times and won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics.
Mark Jacobson and his daughter Rae reminisce about the family's 90-day trip around the world, which included stops at India's famous Burning Ghats, and Cambodia's Genocide Museum.
Laurie Notaro tells Jim Fleming about her Mom’s toxic Christmas trees, and what it took to make her take her own tree down.
Margaret MacMillan explains the historical context of the Nixon trip to China and how it changed the course of history.
John Hodgeman has written an almanac called "The Areas of My Expertise." It's comprised entirely of fake facts.
If you like novels about computers and the history of technology, then you must know Neal Stephenson's work. The author of Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle talks with us about his new novel -- a fast-paced thriller about the world of hyper-gaming. It's called "Reamde."
Matthew Crawford is a philosopher and mechanic talks about why manual work matters.
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