Mazher Shah-Khan speaking from the Islamic Center of Chicago.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Social critic Bill McKibben says we’re rushing through a momentous doorway into a new age of human evolution
When it comes to loyalty, dogs win. Now, new evidence suggests dogs and early humans formed an alliance 36,000 years ago. Together, they drove Neanderthals to extinction, then invaded and conquered the rest of the planet.
Journalist Naomi Klein is in Paris covering the Climate Summit. She says if we're serious about climate change, we need to confront capitalism itself.
Chuck Taggart talks about New Orleans’ rich musical history, and we hear many examples.
Dave Zirin may be the best young sportswriter in America. He's the author of "A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People and Play."
“I learned virtually nothing about mortality when I was in medical school,” Dr. Atul Gawande says. “I was terrible at knowing how to have a successful conversation with people facing terminal illness.” Gawande, author of the bestselling “Being Mortal,” is now trying to get people talking about better ways to live out the final chapter.
Earl Scruggs talks with Steve Paulson about his long history in blue grass and country music.
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