The end of money. Really? Are we really on the verge of a coming cashless society?
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Christopher Taylor talks with Jim Fleming about his recent series of concerts where he performed all 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas, from memory.
Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland talks to Steve Paulson about his unconventional McLuhan biography, "Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My Work!"
Erik Davis, a fifth generation Californian, tells Jim Fleming that geographically and culturally, his state supports diversity and exploration.
Colum McCann tells Steve Paulson what made Rudolf Nureyev the greatest dancer of his time and that his life was shaped by his ambition and his physical beauty.
After writer Olivia Laing relocated to New York from England, she quickly discovered how lonely you can feel in crowd. Still reeling after a breakup and struggling to adapt to a new country, she turned to artists like Edward Hopper, Andy Warhol, and David Wojnarowicz to better understand how you can still feel isolated in a city teeming with millions of people.
The documentary, "Examined Life," features eight prominent philosophers, including Cornel West, Peter Singer, Slavoj Zizek and Judith Butler.
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