Poet Robert Wrigley is sometimes called a nature poet. His books include “Reign of Snakes” and “Lives of the Animals.”
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Joelle Fraser wrote a memoir called “The Territory of Men.” She talks about her parents who did their best, despite pre-Women’s Lib conditioning and alcoholism.
Fed Reserve Chairman Ben Bernake may wield more power over the economy than anyone else, even though he was never elected. Washington Post journalist Neil Irwin takes us inside the elite club of the world's leading central bankers.
Anthropologist Katherine Frank tells Steve Paulson who goes to strip clubs and what they’re looking for.
For Women's History Month, we're celebrating one of history's forgotten women, Jane Franklin. Harvard historian Jill Lepore talks about why she chose to write a biography of Ben Franklin's sister.
Peggy Orenstein tells Jim Fleming about her ambivalence about having children, her difficulties becoming pregnant, and her adventures with fertility treatments.
Jonathan Nossiter directed a documentary film called "Mondovino" in which he talks with people all over the world who make and sell wine.
Marla Cilley tells Anne Strainchamps that an orderly house begins with a clean, shiny kitchen sink, and that women should wear lace up shoes so that they’re ready for anything.
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