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Claire Tomalin on Jane Austen

Anne speaks with Claire Tomalin, Austen's biographer. They talk about Jane Austen and the contemporary fascination with her.

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Ausma Khan on Women in Islam

Ausma Khan is the editor of a new magazine called "Muslim Girl."  She tells Anne Strainchamps how the magazine can help young Muslim women talk with their parents.

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Davyd Betchkal on Denali soundscapes

Davyd Betchkal is a soundscape engineer in Alaska's Denali National Park.  We hear  recordings of wood frogs, bear cubs, even an avalanche.

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Corey Powell on Einstein as the New Prophet

Corey Powell tells Jim Fleming that science has become the only truly functioning religion.

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Dangerous Idea: Gender Choice

Diane Halpern on Choosing the Gender of Your Child.

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Charlotte Hays on "Being Dead Is No Excuse"

Charlotte Hays is co-author of "Being Dead Is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide to Hosting the Perfect Funeral."

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Daniel Matt on God & The Big Bang

Daniel Matt tells Steve Paulson that the Big Bang Theory is science's creation myth...

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Digital Matchmaking - Dan Slater

We've turned our hearts over to software; 30 million Americans have online dating profiles. About one-fifth of all new relationships in North America start with people meeting online. 

So far, the algorithms don't seem to know much more than we do, about what we're looking for.

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