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Codex Seraphinianus

This book really got us excited. Everyone wanted to touch it. Borrow it. Talk about it. It felt like magic.And the title was just as mysterious – Codex Seraphinianus. And who is this Luigi Serafini?  Is he the author? 

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Azhar Usman on Socially-Conscious Comedy

Azhar Usman is a Muslim stand-up comic and part of the "Allah Made Me Funny" Comedy Troupe.  He tells Jim Fleming that he sees himself as belonging to a long tradition of socially conscious comedians.

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Drew Kampion on "Stoked"

Drew Kampion tells Steve Paulson about some of the biggest happenings in modern surf culture. Kampion is the author of the book “Stoked: A History of Surf Culture.”

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on "The Thing Around Your Neck"

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie splits her time between the U.S. and her native Nigeria...

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David Myers on Predicting Happiness

David Myers tells Jim Fleming humans are terrible at predicting what will make them happy and seem to be much more resilient than they give themselves credit for.

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Cui Jian on His Music

Anne talks with Chinese superstar Cui Jian about his new album.

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Dao Chang - Searching for My Mother

We’re all looking for something. All of us. Some of us are seeking God. Others, we’re seeking fame and fortune. But Hmong teenager Dao Chang was looking for something that you can usually find close to home - her mother.

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Debra Dickerson on "The End of Blackness"

Debra Dickerson talks with Jim Fleming about how African Americans may use their blackness as a self-limiting excuse not to achieve. And she's sick of it.

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