James Hughes looks forward to the day when we figure out how to merge our human flesh with our computer technology.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
Audio
Booker Prize winner Ian McEwan's novels include “Atonement,” “Amsterdam” and “Enduring Love.” McEwan describes and reads from several of his books.
Jack Sullivan tells Anne Strainchamps about the partnership between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Hermann which resulted in some of the greatest film scores ever written.
Karl Marlantes is a decorated U.S. Marine who was awarded two Purple Hearts for his service in Vietnam. He's also spent the last 40 years coping with the trauma of what he experienced in Vietnam. He says combat requires soldiers to overcome their natural aversion to killing.
Inocente grew up in San Diego. She loves art and is an accomplished painter. She’s also lived most of her life here as an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. She was the subject of a film that won an Oscar last year. It’s called simply – Inocente.
Ian Ferguson is the co-author (with his brother Will) of “Why I Hate Canadians,” and now, “How To Be A Canadian.” He tells Anne Strainchamps that Canadians are passive-aggressive, not polite and that they hate Americans for not knowing or caring about Canada.
Restricting yourself to eight or nine words can be far more complex than you would expect.
James Twitchell tells Jim Fleming that for the first time is history, ordinary people can sample real luxury and we can’t get enough of it.
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