This week we mourn the death of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Here's his English translator, Edith Grossman.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Rob Richie is executive director of the Center for Voting and Democracy. He talks about how the system of instant run off voting works and why a lot of people, including John McCain and Howard Dean, think it’s a good idea.
Ruth Ozeki's novel, "A Tale for the Time Being," is just out in paperback. Anne Strainchamps talks to Ozeki about her book, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
Jason Hartley talks about his book, "The Advanced Genius Theory: Are They Out of Their Minds or Ahead of Their Time?"
More than 30 million Americans live in small towns. And lots of us will drive through small towns on road trips this summer. Princeton sociologist Robert Wuthnow just completed the first comprehensive study in half a century of small-town living. Here's his conversation with Anne...
Katie Salen is a game designer, interactive designer, animator, and design educator. She talks to Anne Strainchamps about what children can learn from designing and playing games.
Michelle Kennedy tells Anne Strainchamps how she ended up homeless and how she managed to support herself and her three children.
Jeremy Denk isn't only a gifted concert pianist; he also has a flair for writing about music. He tells Steve Paulson about a lifetime of studying the art of piano.
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