Margaret Atwood tells Steve Paulson that it's a mistake to think about debt as simply a matter of money.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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British novelist Nick Hornby has written a funny book about suicide. It's called "A Long Way Down."
Michael Dickinson tells Jim Fleming about the robotic fly he’s building. Dickinson thinks flies are amazingly sophisticated flying machines.
Journalist Randall Sullivan tells Steve Paulson about his extraordinary experience in Medjugorje, a town where the Virgin Mary is reported to have appeared.
Rick Perlstein is a historian who thinks the real story of the sixties is the rise of the modern conservative movement.
Steve Paulson introduces us to Mark Oliver Everett, better known as "E" - lead singer of the Eels, and son of Hugh Everett, the man who came up with the theory of parallel worlds.
Peter Sobol, an honorary fellow in the History of Science Department at the University of Wisconsin talks with Jim Fleming about the best new science books of 2002.
Richard Conniff is a journalist who sees parallels between the rich and some animal species. He’s the author of “The Natural History of the Rich: A Field Guide.”
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