Katy Lederer is a poet who used to manage a hedge fund. Her latest book is "The Heaven-Sent Leaf." She reads from it and talks about her work with Anne Strainchamps.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Perhaps one of the most obvious and important cultural divides in the United States is between the political right and left.
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt talks with Steve Paulson about his research into the fundamental differences between Democrats and Republican, and how we might begin to speak across the gap.
Historian and philosopher of science Robert Richards tells Steve Paulson that Charles Darwin himself believed evolution marches inevitably toward greater complexity.
Joseph Persico talks about his book “Roosevelt’s Secret War.” Persico explains how the attack on Pearl Harbor prodded FDR to launch America’s first real intelligence network.
What did FDR understand about democracy that our current political leaders – on both sides of the aisle – have forgotten.
Patricia Goldstone talks about how global tourism intended to boost local economies can fuel local prejudice and frustration.
The documentary film "The Brooklyn Connection" shows how a Brooklyn immigrant raised over 30 million dollars to arm and supply the Kosovo Liberation Army.
Loren Coleman talks to Steve Paulson about sea monsters. He even weighs in on the reality of the Loch Ness Monster.
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