Edward Hirsch tells Anne Strainchamps that the best artists have “duende” - a kind of creative imp that puts them in touch with human emotional experience.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Dana Jennings grew up in New Hampshire during the golden age of country music from the 1950s through the 1970s. His family listened to country and their values were shaped by it.
Carl Honore tells Jim Fleming that several countries have societies which promote a slower, more relaxed approach to life.
Robert Palmer's music writing has great influence on John Lennon. Find out why.
Reporter Charles Monroe-Kane visits one of the last surviving grist mills in the US. He learns how water power is used to grind wheat into flour, and learns something about himself as well.
David Wyatt has written a 9-11 memoir called “And the War Came.” He reads selections and talks with Anne Strainchamps about the effects of 9-ll on his family.
Chris Willman is the author of "Rednecks and Bluenecks". He talks with Jim Fleming about some of the country artists from all over the political spectrum.
Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin straddles avant-garde and mainstream film, and he’s obsessed with the lost masterpieces from cinema’s history. In this extended interview, Maddin tells Steve Paulson he’s haunted by the ghosts of early cinema.
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