John Waters recommends the 1968 Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton film, "Boom!"
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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If you’ve ever seen a movie trailer you’ve heard the voice of Don LaFontaine. “The King of the Movie Trailer Voice-Overs” talks to Steve Paulson.
The Kitchen Sisters (public radio producers Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva) talk with Anne Strainchamps and give her samples of the 2007 season of Hidden Kitchens.
Evan S. Connell is the author of eighteen books and has won numerous awards and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His latest book is called “Francisco Goya: A Life.”
Why do we sleep? No-one really knows, but neuro-scientist Bob Stickgold tells Jim Fleming about his ideas concerning sleep and why it’s important.
Chris Hardman decided to redesign the calendar, representing time and the seasons the way we experience them in the natural world.
Chris Turner is the author of “Planet Simpson: How A Carton Masterpiece Defined A Generation.”
Coral reefs and many of the oceans' marvels may disappear before this century ends, according to a new scientific study. Science writer Elizabeth Kolbert says we're facing the sixth great extinction. She tells stories from the front lines of the fight against extinction, from Panama to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
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