Karen Russell bookmarks "A High Wind in Jamaica," by Richard Hughes.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Historian Erik Durschmied tells Steve Paulson about some of the significant battles throughout history that turned on a change in the weather.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a famous critic of Islam. She talks with Steve Paulson about why she believes Islam is inherently incompatible with Western values.
Mindless Eating author and Ithaca native, Brian Wansink, cleans his plate on stage with Michael.
Novelist Tim O’Brien talks about the life-long consequences of the decisions the Viet Nam generation made in their twenties, and says it’s harder to effectively protest today.
Have you heard about Amazon's plans to start a fleet of delivery drones? What would that look like? Listener Sandra Cheasty gives us a glimpse in her short story, "Drones Gone Wild."
Daniel Levitin runs McGill University's Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise.
Benjamin Reiss tells Steve Paulson how P.T. Barnum got his start: exhibiting an elderly Black woman who claimed to be 161 years old and George Washington’s nanny.
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