Take a look at any portrayal of the Dark Ages and you might come away believing it was a gruesome and violent time, but is that historically true?
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Wisconsin Public Radio producer Leo Duran reports on the science of movie and television science fiction.
“Refrigerator Mothers” was the label wrongly applied to mothers who were falsely believed to have caused their children’s autism. Maria Mombille was such a mother.
Doug Worgul works for Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que in Olathe, Kansas. He's also a writer and the author of a barbecue novel called, "Thin Blue Smoke." He explains what makes Kansas City style barbecue different from other styles.
Neil Baldwin tells Jim Fleming that Henry Ford was a virulent anti-Semite who bought a newspaper to publish his Jewish conspiracy propaganda.
John Wenke traces the influence of “The Catcher in the Rye” on American culture from film to high profile crime.
Mark Strand is the former Poet-Laureate of the United States, and the author of “Hopper.” He talks about Edward’s Hopper’s classic painting, “Nighthawks.”
Mick Foley thrilled wrestling fans for years as the character “Mankind.” He’s since written two best-selling autobiographies and two children’s books. Now he’s a novelist.
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