Richard Hand describes several of the programs that made that period the Golden Age of radio.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Marc Maron resurrected his life and career with the hit comedy podcast WTF.
Laura Hillenbrand tells Ann Strainchamps how the story of this ugly animal with a ferocious will to win reflects the history of the United States as it left the frontier behind.
Alan Turing was only 41 when he committed suicide. Filmmaker Patrick Sammon's film, Codebreaker, tells the story of Turing's brilliant life and of his persecution by British authorities for the crime of being homosexual. When he spoke to Anne Strainchamps a few years ago, he said Turing was a victim of the prejudice and paranoia of the time.
Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis talks about "On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind."
Karl Taro Greenfeld tells Jim Fleming he's never had a conversation with his brother.
Ecologist Mark Hunter talks with Jim Fleming about the destructive capacity of alien insects.
Lev Grossman tells Anne Strainchmps about his experiences working at one of the great repositories of rare books.
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