David Hughes is the author of “The Complete Lynch,” a comprehensive study of film-maker David Lynch’s work. Hughes talks about meeting Lynch in Prague, and they talk about Lynch’s use of sound.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
Audio
David Syring is descended from the German immigrants who settled the Texas Hill Country. He tells Jim Fleming about his problematical grandfather, and why he still feels rooted to his family's home place.
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.
Karen Russell bookmarks "A High Wind in Jamaica," by Richard Hughes.
Mindless Eating author and Ithaca native, Brian Wansink, cleans his plate on stage with Michael.
Corby Kummer tells Anne Strainchamps about French fleur de sel and it’s Portugese cousin flor de sal. They’re exotic and expensive gourmet sea salts that taste fabulous.
Carlos Ruiz Zafon tells Jim Fleming that his recent books are part of a sort of Chinese box set of four inter-related novels involving the same characters and his native city of Barcelona.
Madison, Wisconsin, which recently saw a new type of leaderless social media revolution in full bloom.
Pages
