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Best of 2016: Chuck Klosterman Thinks About the Present As If It Were the Past

Doug here. I thought there was good back-and-forth between Chuck and myself in this conversation. I like how the interview went “meta” at the end, with Chuck speculating that if I’m right about his book being hailed as the “Moby Dick" of non-fiction in 300 years time. This interview belongs in a time capsule.  At the very least, a “Best of” show. I also really enjoyed the fact that we heard the musical stylings of John Philip Sousa, Chuck Berry, KISS and Veruca Salt.  Of course, if Chuck’s book taught me anything (and it actually taught me many things), I could be wrong.

 

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Doing Nothing - Tom Lutz

Tom Lutz talks about his book, "Doing Nothing: A History of Loafers, Loungers, Slackers, and Bums in America."

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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on "Queen of Dreams"

Novelist Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni talks about her traditional Indian childhood and the Bengali dream-tellers she met while researching "Queen of Dreams."

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Cynthia Miller on Bill Hicks

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.

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BookMark - Gary Shteyngart on "Jernigan"

 Novelist Gary Shteyngart recommends one of his favorite reads:  "Jernigan" by David Gates.

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Eating the Future

With food insecurity growing around the globe, the unpredictabilities of climate change and population growth booming... what will we eat in the future? Jonathan Foley heads the Global Landscape Initiative at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment. 

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Dangerous Idea: We Are More Significant Than We Think

Astrophysicist Max Tegmark's Dangerous Idea?  We are more significant than we think.

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Elizabeth Somer on Nutrition and Mood

Nutritionist Elizabeth Somer tells Steve Paulson that what we have for lunch determines how we'll feel all afternoon.

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