How did religion ever get started in the first place? We talked to renowned sociologist Robert Bellah shortly before he died. He said religion isn't about belief in God. Its origins go back to the rituals of our ancient ancestors, and ultimately to play.
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Many things can evoke a memory. Like a smell. Or a touch. When Mamek Khadem wanted to evoke the memory of her native Iran during the Islamic revolution in 1979, she did it with music.
Richard Nelson hikes through the Alaskan wilderness recording sounds you can't hear anywhere else, and he plays excerpts during this conversation with Anne Strainchamps.
Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon’s new memoir, “Girl in a Band,” is on our minds this week. The book chronicles the influential band’s career and the end of the marriage between Gordon and fellow co-founder Thurston Moore after 27 years.
According to John Leland, the hipster is an outsider who crosses boundaries and challenges the mainstream. He also talks about the overlap between being hip and using drugs.
Acclaimed novelist Martin Amis talks about growing up as the son of another famous novelist — Kingsley Amis.
Karen Levine talks with Anne Strainchamps about “Hana’s Suitcase.” Hana Brady perished as a child in a Nazi death camp.
Lera Auerbach's obsession with time has impacted her life in music. We hear examples of her literary and musical achievements.
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