Avital Ronell has been called “the foremost thinker of the repressed conditions of knowledge.” She gives Jim Fleming an inspired take on stupidity.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Novelist Michel Faber recommends one of his favorite books: "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater," by Kurt Vonnegut.
Dean Hamer tells Steve Paulson about the gene that regulates brain activity that we perceive as an affinity for spiritual matters.
The concept of wellness needs to include emotional health and Dr. Weil's new book "Spontaneous Happiness" gives strategies to combat depression and increase contentment, resilience and serenity.
Carolyn McVickar Edwards reads “The Golden Earrings.” It’s one of the stories in her book “The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from around the World for the Winter Solstice.”
Why has the story of Abraham and Isaac inspired generations of religious martyrs? Bruce Chilton tells us why.
What's the oddest - or most delicious - translation of traditional food that you've sampled?
LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold has spent his career seeking out the best plates of authentic – or reinterpreted – culture. Anne Strainchamps asked him about food in translation.
Listen to the UNCUT interview here. We recommend having some snacks on hand!
Cheeni Rao came from a successful Indian family and attended an elite American college. But he ended up a junkie on Chicago's South side.
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