Jerome Charyn remembers the glory days of ping-pong in America. He talks about some of the great matches of the past and reflects on the worldwide popularity of the game.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Novelist Jonathan Carroll talks about his book “White Apples.” It’s the story of a man who finds out he’s already dead, and the afterlife is right here.
Musicologist Rob Bowman tells Jim Fleming about the history of the record company that made Dr. King’s dream a reality in its everyday artistic and business dealings.
Mandaza Kandemwa is widely recognized in Southern Africa as a traditional healer.
Hisham Aidi—an expert on globalization and social movements—discusses the role of hip hop in the French-Muslim community and the recent debates about the genre.
Jane Franklin was Ben Franklin’s favorite sibling. While he became an inventor, statesman and one of the 18th century’s most famous men, she became a wife and mother who could barely write and struggled to make ends meet – and until now, was forgotten by history. In this UNCUT interview, Jill Lepore tells the story of this remarkable century woman, and talks about the parallels between writing history and journalism.
Former casting director Joanna Merlin talks with Jim Fleming about the auditioning process. Her book is “Auditioning: An Actor-Friendly Guide.”
Judith Thurman tells Steve Paulson that Colette was a great writer who personified “the new woman” and led exactly the life she wanted, despite society’s outrage over her career choices and sexual behavior.
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