From Mandeville, LA, listener Sophia Derbes sent us this ghost story, called "The Lake."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Anthony Browne, one of England’s most admired children’s book authors, talks with Steve Paulson about several of his books.
You want kids to love learning? Get rid of the emphais on grades and test scores. That's according to Alfie Kohn, one of America's most passionate advocates for progressive education.
Neil Gaiman is famous for his mythic fiction - from old gods haunting American back roads to children raised by ghosts. He talks about how our lives are shaped and scarred by childhood experiences.
Alain de Botton tells Steve Paulson that we all worry about our place in the pecking order and our lifestyle choices reflect our anxieties.
Steve Paulson talks with philosopher Alva Noe, author of "Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain, and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness."
Economists at the University of Warwick in England have calculated the price of happiness. Andrew Oswald tells Steve Paulson that money can buy happiness, but it takes a lot.
Adam Gussow talks with Steve Paulson about the Blues legend of going to the crossroads to sell your soul to the devil in exchange for expertise playing the Blues.
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