A bit of DJ Spooky's "Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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David Hancocks Jim Fleming why zoos should cater to the needs of their animals, not their visitors and that zoos need to evolve into institutions concerned with the long term survival of animals and their habitats.
Ryan DeCurtidor brings us this story of a couple breaking up during a mass exodus from Earth.
David Shields talks with Anne Strainchamps about his book, which is a meditation on how our bodies decay and die, and his irrepressible father who is 97 and who doesn't give death the time of day.
Poet Frances Richey calls her latest collection "The Warrior – A Mother's Story of a Son at War."
Derick Burleson won the Felix Pollack Prize for his collection of poems about Rwanda, called "Ejo."
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.
Ben Folds is fascinated with the human voice, especially in the genre of A Cappella music.
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