If the mall-as-temple turns you off, you may be ready for Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping.
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Mary Walsh has made a career out of comedy. Still, she's not quite sure she's funny.
Listen in as she talks about political humor, sketch comedy and why it might be easier for outsiders to find funny.
Looking for a clip of her in action? Here it is.
If you had to pick one writer, one poet, who has persistently reminded us of the connection between inner and outer landscapes it would be Terry Tempest Williams. She's advocated again and again for the preservation of wild places and the importance of national wilderness through books like “Refuge,” “Desert Quartet,” “Finding Beauty in a Broken World” and “When Women Were Birds.” She'll soon be releasing a new book -- “The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks.”
Carlene Carter belongs to the third generation of Country music's ruling dynasty, the Carter Family. "Stronger" is her new album.
Children’s book author Avi talks with Anne Strainchamps about his Breakfast Serials project which publishes stories for children in newspapers.
Christian Lander sees himself as an expert on "Stuff White People Like".
We're celebrating National Poetry Month this year by reading some of our favorite poems. Here's Charles with Bukowski's "The Laughing Heart."
Emily Parker bookmarks Mario Vargas Llosa's "Conversation in the Cathedral."
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