Deborah Scranton, director of "The War Tapes," tells Jim Fleming that she got volunteers from the New Hampshire National Guard to record their experiences in combat in Iraq for one year.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Elizabeth Samet teaches literature to future Army officers at West Point. She tells Jim Fleming why her class reads Wilfred Owen and Homer, and what lessons they draw from the poetry.
Earl Scruggs talks with Steve Paulson about his long history in blue grass and country music.
Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker, recommends E.O. Wilson's "The Meaning of Human Existence."
Getting words, quotes, even lines of verse inked under the skin is more common that you think. There’s even a name for it: Literary Tattoos
Political scientist Chandra Muzaffar, deputy president of the National Justice Party of Malaysia, tells Steve Paulson that the war is not about Islam.
Frank Warren is the founder of the blog PostSecret and author of the companion books "A Lifetime of Secrets" and "My Secret."
Chuck Close, a painter famous for his huge canvases and his uncanny ability to portray his subjects with almost photographic realism. He has a neurological condition that prevents him from recognizing people's faces.
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