Gerard Jones tells Steve Paulson, a dad himself, that children need to be able to “destroy” the things that scare them.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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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.
"Kite Runner" author Khaled Hosseini's got a new book out. "And the Mountains Echoed" is a tale of love that spans the globe, from Afghanistan to America to Greece. In this UNCUT interview he talks about the book and the nations through which its tale weaves.
Geoffrey O’Brien grew up in a musical family. He says that the advent of recording changed our relationship to music - it made the past permanent.
Grace Tiffany’s new novel is called “Will.” She talks about the Will Shakespeare in her mind with Anne Strainchamps.
Harvey Shapiro is the editor of a collection called “Poets of World War II.” He was a gunner himself during the war.
George Vaillant is a Harvard psychiatrist on a mission to reclaim spirituality and ground it in hard science.
Camus said there's only one truly serious philosophical question, and that's suicide. 35 years ago, that idea sparked the single most terrifying moment of Steve Paulson's life. Steve tells the story.
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