Betsy Israel tells Jim Fleming our society has always been suspicious of unmarried women and talks about examples from Louisa Mat Alcott to Ally McBeal.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Journalist Christopher Noxon explains what happened when he formed a personal posse of life coaches in Los Angeles.
Alastair Bonnett's Dangerous Idea? Let's change our cities to promote urban biodiversity.
Ted Gioia was in high school when he first visited a jazz club and he realized instantly, "This is it! This is what I've been looking for." The experience changed his life and since then he's become a noted jazz critic and historian. Gioia's new book is "How to Listen to Jazz." He tells Anne Strainchamps that new collaborations with rappers and rockers are revitalizing today's jazz.
"Independent People" by Halldór Laxness reviewed by author David Mitchell ("Cloud Atlas")
Not all cavemen are in the past. The Modern Caveman Movement involves men in urban gyms, grunting and sprinting on all fours, lifting heavy stones, and running barefoot.
According to Cesar Millan, dogs need exercise, discipline and affection, in that order.
Ellen Handler-Spitz talks with Jim Fleming about the how imagination develops in childhood.
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