Marc Maron resurrected his life and career with the hit comedy podcast WTF.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Nicholas Ostler talks to Jim Fleming about how languages spread and the similarities and differences between Chinese and English.
When John Schwartz’s son, Joseph, was born seventeen years ago, John and his wife were feeling pretty good about their parenting… helping their son Sam and their daughter Elizabeth through the challenges of childhood..
But as Joe grew into toddlerhood, the Schwartzs noticed that he was different… not like most of the other boys. They started to wonder if he might grow up to be gay. They also noticed how the social pressure to be a stereotypical boy weighed on Joe…
Author Kevin Henkes reads his favorite children's book, "Lucky Song".
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.
The Topes de Collante nature reserve is nestled In the mountains southeast of Havana. We go for a hike with naturalist Andres Santana Diaz, who points out various natural remedies from rainforest plants.
Robert Kurson talks about his new book, “Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II.”
Ecologist Mark Hunter talks with Jim Fleming about the destructive capacity of alien insects.
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