Landscape architect Anne Whiston Spirn talks about Frederick Law Olmsted’s revolutionary plan to use the processes of nature to clean up human damage to the environment.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Adam Gopnik reads excerpts from his book “Paris to the Moon,” set to music by the band Paris Combo.
Sometimes a new neighbor can be like a surprise package from Fate.
How do we prevent baby boomers from bankrupting Social Security? Satirist Christopher Buckley has an idea - get the boomers to commit voluntary suicide...for tax incentives.
From Mandeville, LA, listener Sophia Derbes sent us this ghost story, called "The Lake."
Quick lesson in plants: Don't eat it unless you're sure you know what it is.
Journalist Ann Louise Bardach is the author of “Cuba Confidential: Love and Vengeance in Miami and Havana.”
Do atheists have any use for religion? Philosopher Alain de Botton says atheists can learn religious traditions tap into various emotional needs, from our yearning for community to our desire to create sacred spaces.
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