Playwright and actress Anna Deveare Smith tells Steve Paulson about her book “Talk To Me: Listening Between the Lines.” Smith did over 400 interviews with Washington residents, including President Clinton.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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The celebrated poet Edward Hirsch says the history of poetry is the history of poetic forms. And to prove it he wrote a 700-page compendium about all things poetry.
AL Kennedy is the author of “On Bullfighting.” She tells Steve Paulson what happens in the ring and tries to explain bullfighting’s primal power and beauty.
Veterinarian Allen Schoen is the author of “Kindred Spirits.” He talks with Jim Fleming and makes the case for animal consciousness.
Alan Turing was one of the most original thinkers of the 20th century. His work ushered in the digital age and paved the way for computers and artificial intelligence. Andrew Hodges explains why Turing is considered the father of the computer.
The third place winner in our 3 Minute Futures flash fiction contest is Jedediah Berry's story, "Dogs in the Snow."
Anne Strainchamps, herself a Mom, goes looking for environmental Hope among the children of Randall Elementary School in Madison, Wisconsin.
For women with jobs that depend on being online, threats have a serious chilling effect on their daily existence.
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