Doug Peacock's Dangerous Idea? We need to save the planet before it's too late.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Christopher Paul Curtis tells Judith Strasser why he writes historical fiction, and how he moved from hanging doors on a factory floor to becoming a writer.
Brenda Peterson talks with Jim Fleming and reads several selections from “The Sweet Breathing of Plants: Women Writing on the Green World”.
Colson Whitehead talks to Steve Paulson about his take on the post-apocalyptic zombie novel, "Zone One."
Charles Baxter and Richard Bausch are both successful American writers and good friends. They talk with Steve Paulson about the pitfalls and perils of doing book tours.
Frans de Waal talks with Jim Fleming about chimps, who can be aggressive and violent, and bonobos, who are mama's boys and like sex.
British comedian Dave Gorman decided to meet as many of the people who share his name as possible. His hobby turned into a hit one-man stage show and a book called “Are You Dave Gorman?”
Bart Kosko is a professor of electrical engineering at USC and the author of "Noise." He explains the science of noise. And we hear lots of examples.
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