Richard Perle tells Steve Paulson that Iran is harboring Al Quaeda people; that the U.S. should always be on the side on people fighting for freedom and that his reputation as “the Prince of Darkness” results from a case of mistaken identity.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Jim Fleming talk about television in the novels of writers Don DeLillo and Thomas Pynchon.
Austerity is a choice, and some question if it's a good one.
Theologian Martin Marty tells Steve Paulson that The Rapture is a fairly recent concept and can't be found in the Bible.
Jorge Drexler is the first person from Uruguay to win an Academy Award, for the song "Al Otro Lado del Rio," which is featured in the film, "The Motorcycle Diaries."
Les Blank is a much admired documentary film-maker. His subjects have included Polka music, gap-toothed women, and bluesman Lightning Hopkins.
Nancy Drew just turned 75 and still wields immense influence on the women who grew up reading her.
The evidence is mounting... "we" are mostly who we think we are. Our identities are mental constructs, cobbled together from memory and stories. Jonathan Adler gives us a crash course in narrative identity and mental health.
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