Hal Taussig thought it was time to discuss what books should be in the New Testament, so he organized discussions with a council of advisors. They've come up with a volume that has what everybody knows, and quite a lot most people don't. In this UNCUT interview with Jim Fleming Hal Taussig describes some of the 10 books they've added and why.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Hope Edelman and her husband sought help from native spiritual healers during a trip to Belize for their then three year old child who was overly influenced by her imaginary friend.
A Prairie Home Companion's Garrison Keillor talks with Steve Paulson about being a mid-Western writer and moving to New York City.
Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Sean McCann are the founding members of the band Great Big Sea. Their music has its roots in Newfoundland traditional folk music, but it rocks!
Helen DeWitt tells Anne Strainchamps about her novel, "Lightning Rods," which focuses on a bizarre solution to sexual harrassment in the workplace.
Geneva Handy Southall tells Jim Fleming about Blind Tom, a nineteenth century American prodigy who could reproduce any sound he heard.
Gerard Jones tells Steve Paulson, a dad himself, that children need to be able to “destroy” the things that scare them.
Gus Russo tells Jim Fleming that organized crime has attempted to influence the presidential election on several occasions and finds it significant that Frank Sinatra acted as a gangster’s daughter’s prom date.
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