John Cheever wrote hundreds of short stories and kept an extensive private journal, fabricated his accent and was primarily gay despite siring three children and remaining in a long marriage. We hear about his life from Blake Bailey, who wrote a biography on the great author.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Drew Kampion tells Steve Paulson about some of the biggest happenings in modern surf culture. Kampion is the author of the book “Stoked: A History of Surf Culture.”
Francine Segan is the author of “Shakespeare’s Kitchen: Renaissance Recipes for the Contemporary Cook.” She gives an inside view of the kind of dinner party William Shakespeare might have known
David Myers tells Jim Fleming humans are terrible at predicting what will make them happy and seem to be much more resilient than they give themselves credit for.
Rabbi Arik Ascherman, executive director of Israel’s Rabbis for Human Rights, tells Jim Fleming his organization hopes to protect the rights of both Israelis and Palestinians.
Debra Dickerson talks with Jim Fleming about how African Americans may use their blackness as a self-limiting excuse not to achieve. And she's sick of it.
Journalist Christopher Noxon tells Jim Fleming about “rejuveniles” - adults who cultivate aspects of their childhoods and have made “kid culture” fashionable.
Celia Brooks Brown tells Anne Strainchamps vegetarian food is gaining in popularity because it is healthy and delicious.
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