Eddie Lenihan is the author of “The Other Crowd,” a book about the tradition of fairies in Ireland. From his home in County Clare, he says that Irish fairies are violent and dangerous and that people believe in them still.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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No one expected the latest inspiration: "Ed Gein: The Musical."
Bill Hayes is the author of “Five Quarts: A Personal and Natural History of Blood.” Hayes tells Jim Fleming several nifty facts about the fluid that sustains us all.
Charles Baxter and Richard Bausch are both successful American writers and good friends. They talk with Steve Paulson about the pitfalls and perils of doing book tours.
Chuck Klosterman talks about his new book, "I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined)."
Daniel Cavicchi spent three years talking to his fellow Bruce Springsteen fans. The result is a book called “Tramps Like Us: Music and Meaning among Springsteen Fans.”
Frans de Waal talks with Jim Fleming about chimps, who can be aggressive and violent, and bonobos, who are mama's boys and like sex.
Death is not a single moment; it’s can take hours – and some people live again after they die. So says resuscitation physician Sam Parnia. This UNCUT interview with him ranges from the new science of reversing death, to near death experiences, and the possibility of consciousness after death.
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