Once we’ve passed through hard times, it comes to picking up the pieces of our lives.
For Jonathan Cott - after 36 ECT sessions erased 15 years of his memory - that was a real challenge.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Robert W. Fuller says “rankism” is a form of discrimination based on the abuse of rank and that it runs rampant throughout our society.
Max Boot tells Jim Fleming that the United States is the most powerful state that’s ever existed, and that sometimes it’s a good and necessary thing to take unilateral action against tyrants.
Miles Hyman is Shirley Jackson's grandson. He's an artist who specializes in graphic novels and adaptations of classic literature. His latest book has a lot of personal meaning for him. It's a graphic adaptation of his grandmother's most famous short story, "The Lottery." Hyman talks about how and why he took on this challenging task.
Marion Winik muses on macaroni and cheese, and the lessons it can teach parents - and kids - about giving.
The scientific genius Kurt Godel is on our minds this week. So Anne Strainchamps talks with the French writer, Yannick Grannec, about her novel, "The Goddess of Small Things," which is based on Godel's relationship with his wife, Adele.
In this UNCUT interview, actor, playwrite and author, Najla Said talks with Anne about growing up Palestinian-American and her new book "Looking for Palestine."
Alex Abramovich recommends "Blues People: Negro Music in White America" by Leroi Jones, who later changed his name to Amiri Baraka.
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