Historian Michael Kammen tells Anne Strainchamps that the social distinctions between high-brow and low-brow culture are not as important as they once were.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Environmentalist Jennifer Jacquet qrecommends "Last Chance to See" by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine.
Jim Gaffigan is an actor and standup comedian, who makes extensive use of his "inner voice."
Storyteller Lorraine Johnson Coleman tells Anne Strainchamps about the various cultural traditions behind the breads found in Southern kitchens, and in her book.
Jon Ronson was assigned by The Guardian newspaper to find out how easy it would be to build a dirty bomb. So he did.
Mikael Niemi is the author of “Popular Music from Vittula,” the single best-selling book in Swedish history.
Richard Harwood talks with Anne Strainchamps about the quality of authenticity as the public perceives it in politicians.
Robert Baer, CIA agent turned novelist is also a film-maker. His documentary is called "The Cult of the Suicide Bomber" and it's scarier than anything Hollywood is producing.
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