Bill Welden, an expert on Tolkien’s Elvish languages, talks about Elvish derivations and vocabulary and remembers his visit to the set of the “The Lord of the Rings” movie.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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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.
Daniel Mason says he likes the idea of bringing a piano into tune because it’s like bringing order into chaos.
David Couper was Chief of the Madison, Wisconsin Police Department for more than 20 years. In his new book "Arrested Development" he talks about his years of service. He says that less than one percent of police departments require college degrees from their officers. If he could change only one thing, that would be it. In this uncut interview with Jim Fleming, he relates his argument.
We all think we'd be happier with more money. But once your annual income hits $75,000, making more money has no impact on your happiness. Elizabeth Dunn talks about "happy money."
John Waters recommends the 1968 Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton film, "Boom!"
Scott Carrier is a Peabody award winning radio journalist who takes the time to really interview and listen to folks other journalist tend to not take seriously. Like those men in Oregon who are occupying federal land. Anne Strainchamps asked Scott what the men there were like.
Etgar Keret tells Anne Strainchamps that he is the child of Holocaust survivors and that his work reflects life in Israel as it really is today.
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