Ira Glass is the host of the public radio program This American Life. He tells Steve Paulson what makes a story work on the radio and plays several examples.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Britain’s best-selling mystery writer, Ian Rankin, talks about his character, Inspector John Rebus. He explains what Edinburgh is really like, and how Scotland has been affected by world events like the air crash at Lockerbie.
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.
Going blind in one eye would unnerve anyone. And for a photographer, it’s especially upsetting. But Teju Cole found that his Big Blind Spot Syndrome taught him a new way to look at the world — and actually changed his photography.
In a small town in northern Wales you'll find a playground where it's normal for kids to play with rusty tools or build fires. It's called the Land, and it's an example of an adventure playground — where kids are free to take risks. The Land's manager, Claire Griffiths, gives us an insider's view of an adventure playground.
James Bamford has written two books about the National Security Agency. The new one is “Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency.”
Ian Frazier talks with Jim Fleming about fishing. He says New York’s rivers and harbor are full of great fish, and recalls some of his angling adventures both there and abroad.
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