Historian Elizabeth Abbot talks with Judith Strasser about the history of celibacy — from the ancient Greek goddess Athena to boxing superstar Mohammed Ali.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Carl Honore talks with Anne Strainchamps about how the Slowness movement got started and how it's developed into a revolution.
Brian Raftery tells Jim Fleming about karaoke in Japan and the man who invented it.
Peter Edelman's Dangerous Idea? Putting people to work doing things we need done.
Etgar Keret tells Steve Paulson how his writing career began after a traumatic event.
David Plotz is the editor of Slate Magazine (slate.com) and the author of "Good Book."
Chris Wren was a bureau chief for the New York Times in Cairo, Moscow, Beijing, Ottawa and Johannesburg. The family cat, Henrietta, accompanied his family to may of those postings.
Steve Paulson talks with Bishop King, founder of the Church of St. John Coltrane, and with Ashley Kahn, author of “A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane’s Signature Album.” We hear about the composition and album.
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