Colin Meloy likes to lose himself in music. He’s the songwriter and lead singer of a band called The Decemberists.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Cynthia True is the author of “American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story.” She tells Jim Fleming that Hicks was an important social satirist, remarkable for his bravery and honesty. He battled TV executives over his belief that audiences could handle provocative ideas.
Reporter Beverly Donofrio tells Anne Strainchamps about her fascination with the Virgin Mary, and her incredible experiences at a site where Mary is said to appear. Her book is “Looking for Mary.
Chris Hardman decided to redesign the calendar, representing time and the seasons the way we experience them in the natural world.
Don Lattin says the whole strange trip started when Leary swallowed some magic mushrooms in Mexico in 1960.
Artist and activist Molly Crabapple believes borders are soon becoming a thing of the past.
Astrophysicist Max Tegmark's Dangerous Idea? We are more significant than we think.
Eddie Lenihan tells a story told to him by the foreman of a road construction crew in Ireland.
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