Ed Young says that even basic literacy in Chinese requires memorizing 4,000 characters.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Chuck Taggart talks about New Orleans’ rich musical history, and we hear many examples.
Dave Zirin may be the best young sportswriter in America. He's the author of "A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People and Play."
Diana Athill was the editor of some of the most celebrated writers of our time, including John Updike, Simone de Beauvoir, and V.S. Naipaul.
Carl Klaus is the author of "Letters to Kate." It's a collection of the letters he wrote to his wife in the first year after her death.
Brian Smith tells Jim about his family’s “Recycled Christmas.” None of the gifts could be new, and the only gift wrap allowed was old newspaper. He says that Christmas was one of his best ever.
Charles Monroe-Kane tells a story from his car-racing background.
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