It's a sad fact that the number of suicides has exploded in recent decades. Writer Jennifer Hecht, who's lost two friends to it, makes a philosophical argument against suicide.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Chef Alice Medrich talks with Anne Strainchamps about her latest cookbook, “A Year in Chocolate: Four Seasons of Unforgettable Desserts.”
Andrea Olsen tells Steve Paulson how to extend his awareness of the body’s sensory abilities, and does an excerpt from a performance art piece on body awareness.
In 1969, Frederic Whitehurst was a military intelligence officer burning documents in Vietnam. Then he stumbled on the remarkable diary of North Vietnamese Dr. Dang Thuy Tram. Defying orders, he saved her diary, which later became one of the bestselling books in Vietnamese history.
Alan Hirsch is a neurologist and psychiatrist in Chicago. He's matched up personality profiles with people's junk food choices.
When he was 14, Paul Menendez went to Havana in 1966 to study music. He stayed...changed his name to Pablo, and ever since he's lived in Cuba, where he's now a famous jazz musician. Sitting on his Havana rooftop, Pablo tells Steve Paulson this remarkable story.
Andrew Woodcock and Chris Strong are meteorologists and moonlight as a band. They tell Anne Strainchamps how the weather finds its way into their lyrics.
Anne-Marie Schleiner is one of the creators of Velvet-Strike, an on-line modification for the game Counter-Strike. Schleiner’s goal is to introduce messages of peace into a violent game.
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