Craig Werner, Afro-American Studies professor at the UW-Madison, tells Jim Fleming why rapper Tupac Shakur is revered today.
Craig Werner, Afro-American Studies professor at the UW-Madison, tells Jim Fleming why rapper Tupac Shakur is revered today.
How accurate is Barack Obama’s memoir Dreams from My Father? In this UNCUT interview, Steve Paulson talks with acclaimed biographer David Maraniss about Obama’s real coming-of-age story, his struggle with racial identity and his early political ambitions.
Storyteller Carolyn McVickar Edwards has a lovely little collection called "In the Light on the Moon."
Christopher Caldwell talks with Steve Paulson about the European discomfort with the rising tide of Muslim immigration.
Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff's Dangerous Idea? Open source currency as the next money model.
Sarah Bakewell recommends "The Pillow Book" by Sei Shonagon (translated by Ivan Morris).
Deborah Madison talks with Anne Strainchamps about the growing popularity of farmers’ markets.
Chelsea Cain wrote “Confessions of A Teen Sleuth: A Parody.” As she tells Anne, her book sets the record straight.