Michael Ruhlman is the author of “Wooden Boats: In Pursuit of the Perfect Craft at an American Boatyard.” He says that wooden boats are alive and have souls.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Lynn Garrett tells Steve Paulson that bookstores are selling out of books on Islam and terrorism, and that there’s strong interest in books that tackle fundamental moral questions.
Kathleen Parker believes that popular culture portrays men as incompetent fools and classrooms ignore material of interest to boys. She says intelligent women need someone else to talk to, much less to marry and raise children with, so it's in women's interest to fix this.
Oz Fox was the lead guitar player and a vocalist for Stryper - a hugely successful Christian heavy metal band. He tells Anne Strainchamps how the band became Christian musicians and how they combined the Christian message with the theatricality of glam rock.
Poet Molly Peacock talks with Steve Paulson about the emotional impact of colors. Peacock recites a few poems.
Consumer advocate and frequent presidential candidate, Ralph Nader reads from his book, "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us".
In this UNCUT interview, he tells Steve Paulson that the book isn't fiction; it's his handbook for how to fix the United States.
Richard Weinshilboum talks with Steve Paulson about pharmaco-genetics, which will enable physicians to make up drugs specifically geared to each patient’s metabolism.
Optical Physicists at the Imperial College in London have created blueprints for the perfect hiding place.
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