Ken Nordine recites his word poem "yellow".
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Environmentalist Bill McKibben believes it's time for a new environmental paradigm: small and local.
Joan Richards teaches the history of mathematics at Brown University. Her book chronicles how her faith in mathematical laws was shaken when her son suffered a seizure.
Cissy Chandler was 18 years older than her husband, which he may or may not have ever known.
Lisa Lieberman is the author of “Leaving You: The Cultural Meaning of Suicide.” She talks about the suicide of her grandfather and the extravagant narratives left by 19th century suicides.
Michael Ondaatje's new novel tells the tale of an eleven year old boy who traveled on board The Oronsay from Ceylon to England in 1952. Michael Ondaatje traveled on board The Oronsay from Ceylong to England in 1952, when he was eleven years old. In this uncut interview he tells Jim Fleming that while one story informs the other, they are not the same.
Actor/writer/comedian John McGivern grew up gay in a Catholic family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Here he shares some of his holiday memories.
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