When a loved one dies, most of us turn to a professional, someone like Caitlin Doughty. She's a licensed mortician, death activist, and creator of the popular webseries "Ask A Mortician". In this interview, she talks about what happens when a body is prepared for burial.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Charles Monroe-Kane profiles one of the ultimate hipsters – musician and cult hero Chuck E. Weiss. With lots of music by him and inspired by him.
Bill McKibben tells Anne Strainchamps that his new Honda Civic electric hybrid car gets over fifty miles to the gallon and is just as comfortable and convenient as his old Civic.
The Kitchen Sisters (public radio producers Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva) talk with Anne Strainchamps and give her samples of the 2007 season of Hidden Kitchens.
Jim Fleming interviews Brian Greene before a live audience at Borders Booksellers in Madison, Wisconsin. They talk about the lasting significance of Albert Einstein, and Greene answers questions from the audience.
Ralph Nader's Dangerous Idea? Drafting the children and grandchildren of elected representatives.
Dorie Greenspan talks about Paris desserts with Jim Fleming. Her latest book is “Paris Sweets: Great Desserts from the City’s Best Pastry Shops.”
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