In this UNCUT interview, novelist Deborah Harkness talks about studying the history of magic, and then transforming history into fiction.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Ersi Arvizu tells Jim Fleming about growing up longing to get involved in the sport of boxing. Her dad ran a boxing gym for boys in their backyard.
Dominique Browning tells Anne Strainchamps that after her divorce, she took a perverse pride in letting her house fall apart. Eventually, she came back to life and started taking care of things again.
Francesco Sbano tells Steve Paulson about the culture of Calabria in Southern Italy and the importance of respect and honor.
Great Britain is one of the first countries to create "a gross national happiness index" - thanks largely to Lord Richard Layard. He says economics should focus on what makes people happy.
Writer and film-maker Arthur Bradford tells Steve Paulson about some of the stories in his collection “Dogwalker."
Chris Ayres was more comfortable reporting on celebrities in Hollywood when the Times of London sent him to Iraq.
Back in 1956, philosopher Colin Wilson wrote a best-selling book that popularized the concept we’ve been talking about – “The Outsider.” It’s a study of misfit artists and writers, like Kafka, van Gogh and Dostoevsky – it’s never been out of print, and is still considered the classic work on alienation, creativity and the modern psyche. Blair Lorimer from the “Starve the System” YouTube channel thinks everyone should read it.
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