Michael Shermer tells Jim Fleming that skepticism means being open to new ideas but not assuming anything is true.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Randall Kennedy tells Steve Paulson about some notorious cases where racially mixed children were left in impossible situations by state miscegenation laws.
Travel writer Jeff Greenwald tells travel stories to Jim Fleming and explains why he thinks that since September 11th, it’s more important than even that people try to understand other lands.
An alliance between Ralph Nader and Ron Paul? It may sound surprising, but they've found common ground. Nader explains how the Left and Right can come together on key issues.
Steve Roggenbuck’s no traditional poet. Sure, he writes, but he’s built a following by posting videos of himself to Youtube. And his latest book is subtitled, "poems and selfies."
John Berendt tells Anne Strainchamps that Venice still feels like a stage set, and that Venetians still carry on in dramatic, even operatic ways.
Morgan Spurlock won “Best Director” at Sundance for his documentary “Super Size Me.”
Italian journalist Riccardo Orizio been interviewing disgraced exiled dictators for years. He put them together in a book called “Talk of the Devil.”
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