David Orr says modern poetry shouldn't intimidate us. He's the author of "Beautiful and Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Eugene Mirman is an indie comic and the author of an outlandish self-help send-up called "The Will to Whatevs." He tells Jim Fleming that school was horrible for him and gave rise to his nerd humor.
Journalist Christopher Noxon explains what happened when he formed a personal posse of life coaches in Los Angeles.
Debra Ginsberg tells Jim Fleming what can turn a shift into a nightmare; why so many wait staff are performers; and that people tip better when they're spending someone else's money.
David Gessner is a nature writer who's sick of nature and most nature writing.
Damali Ayo runs the website rent-a-negro.com. She's written a book called "How To Rent A Negro."
Bill Bryson talks with Jim Fleming about the personal stories of some of the people who made great scientific discoveries.
Brett Milano talks with Steve Paulson about why some people are obsessed with vinyl recordings.
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