Rick Moranis has had a successful career as an actor, comedian and writer. He's appeared in the films "Ghostbusters," and "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids." He was also a cast member of the long running sketch comedy television series "SCTV."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Kathleen Morris talks about her experience with the mental habit monastics used to describe a kind of frantic escapism and aversion to other people. It's similar, but not identical, to the modern disease of depression.
According to Nathaniel Philbrick, Melville’s classic “Moby Dick,” will always be worth our time and attention, no matter the age. He makes the case for reading what he calls a kind of "American Bible."
Photographer Michael Nye made portraits of the mentally ill and homeless people in San Antonio, where he lives. He also recorded their stories.
Healing democracy, one living room at a time. Joan Blades and Parker Palmer introduce us to a grassroots movement that brings small groups of people together across bitter political divisions, to help them find common ground.
Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone are book dealers. They tell Anne Strainchamps what a first edition Harry Potter is going for now, and how the New England forger fooled the industry for a long time.
Nidhal Guessoum, an Algerian born astrophysicist agrees that contemporary science in the Arab word is abysmal, but he looks back with great pride at the Golden Age of Islam.
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