Christopher Phillips tells Jim Fleming what happens at Socrates Café, and explains how he reveals the deep philosophical implications of everyday events.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Colson Whitehead talks to Steve Paulson about his post-apocalyptic take on the zombie novel, "Zone One". Listen in on this UNCUT interview.
Writer Charles Baxter understands the inner world of teenagers. He shares a tale of teen angst from his novel, “Saul and Patsy.”
Poet Edward Hirsch bookmarks Alice Oswald's "Memorial: A Version of Homer's Iliad."
Dan Price, author of "Radical Simplicity: Creating an Authentic Life," tells Jim Fleming how his efforts to keep down-sizing his life led him to live and work in a hole in the ground.
Dominique Browning tells Anne Strainchamps that after her divorce, she took a perverse pride in letting her house fall apart. Eventually, she came back to life and started taking care of things again.
David Rieff has written a sobering account of his mother's last days. It's called "Swimming in a Sea of Death," and tells how he tried to do the right thing by his mother - Susan Sontag - while also being true to himself.
Commentator Aubrey Ralph is bipolar, and says he has been living in a storm for most of his life...
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