Audio

Birute Galdikas on Orangutans

We hear from orangutan researcher Birute Galdikas who talks about her experience in Borneo observing the lives orangutans and about the deep connections she shared with them.

Chrisoula Andreou on "The Thief of Time"

Chrisoula Andreou is a philosopher at the University of Utah who also contributed an essay to "The Thief of Time: Philosophical Essays on Procrastination"...

Father Gregory Boyle on "Tattoos on the Heart"

Nothing stops a bullet like a job.

BookMark: Lauren Beukes on “The Three” by Sara Lotz

Frederic Spotts on "Hitler and the Power of Aesthetics"

Frederic Spotts is the author of “Hitler and the Power of Aesthetics.” Spotts says that Hitler saw himself as a painter and was forever wounded by his failure to impress the artistic establishment.

David Brooks on "The Social Animal"

Brain sciences are overturning centuries of old thinking about human nature.

Clay Shirky on Social Media Revolutions

How exactly does social media allow someone in say, Tunis, to overthrow their government?

Diederick Van Eck on "Van Gogh by Van Eck"

Diederick Van Eck talks about Vincent Van Gogh's paintings as his inspiration for his album "Van Gogh by Van Eck".

Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.