Field biologist Alan Rabinowitz has spent decades studying tigers and leopards in Thailand. His book “Beyond the Last Village,” recounts his time in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma.)
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In 2010 Anne Rice announced on her Facebook page, "Today I quit being a Christian." The announcement sparked headlines around the world. She talks about her complicated history with Catholicism and why she no longer wants to be part of any church.
Amy Gorman is the author of "Aging Artfully," a book with 12 profiles of visual and performing women artists between the ages of 85 and 105.
For 26 years, Dan Pierotti knew — really knew — that his days were numbered. In 1988 he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. In this second installment of his story, Dan and his wife Judy talk about the dealing with medication, hospice and Dan's decreasing mobility. And they consider whether or not he will stop taking the medicine that keeps him alive.
Andre De Shields talks to Jim Fleming about his mission to win new roles for black actors, roles that are traditionally reserved for white actors.
Much of what we think about Karl Marx is wrong, according to cultural critic Terry Eagleton. And he says Marx admired capitalism, though he was also its most trenchant critic.
Chronic homelessness can seem like an intractable problem in America, but there's a new experiment going on across the country that's offering a bold new solution. The answer? Give people homes without any preconditions attached. It's called Housing First, and it's changing the way social workers think about homelesness.
Alan Doyle is the lead singer of the band Great Big Sea. He stopped by our studios to talk about the ins and outs of his first solo album, "Boy on Bridge."
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