Music historian Henry Sapoznik tells the story of Blind Alfred Reed and one of the early American protest songs.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Elizabeth Samet teaches literature to future Army officers at West Point. She tells Jim Fleming why her class reads Wilfred Owen and Homer, and what lessons they draw from the poetry.
Psychologist Dean Simonton tells Jim Fleming why startling discoveries are often made by young scientists. He says you can jump start your creativity by changing careers.
No one doubts memory is one of the things that shapes our sense of self, but is there a science of self?
Craig Childs is a naturalist and nature writer whose latest book is "The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild." He talks with Steve Paulson about some of his life-threatening encounters with wild creatures and why he's not especially worried in the wild.
Food critic Carolyn Wyman talks with Steve Paulson about the history of Wonder Bread.
Getting words, quotes, even lines of verse inked under the skin is more common that you think. There’s even a name for it: Literary Tattoos
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