Brad Hirschfield was once a religious fanatic. He was one of a small number of Jewish settlers living in Hebron, in the middle of thousands of Palestinians.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Eben Alexander is a neurosurgeon who had a near death experience in 2008. In this NEW and UNCUT audio, he tells the story of his "NDE," and how it's changed his understanding of consciousness and life.
Art Spiegelman's new book is “In the Shadow of No Towers” in which he recounts his very personal response to 9-11.
David George Gordon tells Jim Fleming cicadas outnumber human beings two hundred thousand to one, so we have to do something to even the odds. Why not eat them?
Elizabeth Strout just won the Pulitzer Prize for her book "Olive Kitteridge." Marilynne Robinson's most recent novel, "Home," was a finalist for the National Book Award. Both women join Steve Paulson to discuss their works.
Cynthia Woodland’s tattoo has a story. It’s about being a young single mom. It’s about faith. It’s about Tyler.
Essayist Beverly Lapp explains what "The Star Spangled Banner" means to her as a Mennonite.
Pop culture critic Camille Paglia talks with Anne Strainchamps about our obsession with makeovers and the human impulse to mythologize public figures.
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