Eric Lax has had regular conversations with Woody Allen over the past 36 years which he's turned into a book called "Conversations with Woody Allen: His Films, the Movies and Moviemaking."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Social critic Camille Paglia explains what makes some of her favorite poems great, and we hear them read.
Christopher Phillips tells Jim Fleming what happens at Socrates Café, and explains how he reveals the deep philosophical implications of everyday events.
Mary Walsh has made a career out of comedy. Still, she's not quite sure she's funny.
Listen in as she talks about political humor, sketch comedy and why it might be easier for outsiders to find funny.
Looking for a clip of her in action? Here it is.
If you had to pick one writer, one poet, who has persistently reminded us of the connection between inner and outer landscapes it would be Terry Tempest Williams. She's advocated again and again for the preservation of wild places and the importance of national wilderness through books like “Refuge,” “Desert Quartet,” “Finding Beauty in a Broken World” and “When Women Were Birds.” She'll soon be releasing a new book -- “The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks.”
Barbara Moran practices the ancient art of coffee divination - reading the future through examination of coffee grounds. Anne Strainchamps visits her for a reading.
David Whyte tells Anne Strainchamps there’s always a way to find meaning at work.
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