Nathan Radke talks about why the characters from the “Peanuts” comic strip can be seen as acting out the dilemmas of existentialism.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Is there a better way to think about money? Bernard Lietaer thinks so. One of the designers of the Euro, he’s now talking up the virtues of alternative currencies. In this EXTENDED interview, Lietaer and Jacqui Dunne tell us why complementary currencies are now flourishing around the world – and how they could help us dodge the next recession.
The Poetry Foundation's mandate is to support "a vigorous presence for poetry." In our digital age, that means getting poems onto our screens, big and small. Catherine Halley run the Foundation's digital programs.
Also, you can hear more poems from Nikki Giovanni here!
Matt Hern thinks public education should be available to everyone, but not compulsory.
Feeling lonely is a signal that we need to interact with others as fundamental to our well-being as signals like hunger and thirst.
Nicole Smith pilots an Army Apache AH 64 attack helicopter. She is the only African American female to do so.
Michael Witzel is the author of “The American Diner.” He talks about the way Hollywood makes use of the diner.
Michael Dowse talks with Steve Paulson about his film “It’s All Gone Pete Tong,” which chronicles the rise and fall of deaf DJ Frankie Wilde. The only trouble is, Wilde never existed.
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