A commentary on terrorism from poet Naomi Shihab Nye.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Novelist Jeanne Ray is a serious fan of good cake. Her latest novel is called “Eat Cake.”
Nicholas Rogers is a historian at York University in Canada and the author of “Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night.” He says that Halloween has both pagan and Christian roots and that the modern holiday once involved more treats than tricks.
Jonathan Kozol tells Jim Fleming about the children in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the South Bronx and why he’s hopeful about them in spite of the terrible problems in their community.
Mary Roach is the author of “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.” She reads from the book and talks about observing an anatomy class.
Kate Davis talks with Anne Strainchamps about her new documentary, called “Jockey,” concerning the underbelly of horse racing.
Comedian Lewis Black is an angry man. He talks with Jim Fleming about the fine line between playing angry and being angry.
This is a poem by Susan Avishai about a single elderly woman who lived next door for more than 25 years.She wrote it just a few months before her neighbor passed away.
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