Jessica Queller tells Anne Strainchamps why she decided to have a double mastectomy after she tested positive for the breast cancer gene and her mother died of ovarian cancer.
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.
David Gessner's Dangerous Idea? Modern monkeywrenching that won't be perceived as "terrorism."
Jane Juska was 67 when she placed a personal ad in the NY Review of Books looking for good sex with a man she liked.
John Nichols tells Jim Fleming that the new anti-terrorism laws are endangering civil liberties. He says Congress is depriving the country of the open policy discussion a democracy needs.
Kate Davis talks with Anne Strainchamps about her new documentary, called “Jockey,” concerning the underbelly of horse racing.
Ramiro Burr talks with Jim Fleming about the explosive growth in Latino radio in the United States, and the incredible variety of Latino musical styles.
Khaled Hosseini's novel “The Kite Runner” put Afghan fiction on the map. Hosseini's new book is “And the Mountains Echoed.”
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