Reverend Alex Gee tells Steve Paulson how rappers like Tupac Shakur function as prophets for the hip hop generation, and how he incorporates rap music into his liturgy.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Andrew Wojtanik triumphed at the National Geographic World Geography Bee in 2005. His study guide has become "Afghanistan to Zimbabwe."
Anthony Browne, one of England’s most admired children’s book authors, talks with Steve Paulson about several of his books.
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.
Chef Alice Medrich talks with Anne Strainchamps about her latest cookbook, “A Year in Chocolate: Four Seasons of Unforgettable Desserts.”
Getting a good night's sleep is hard for a lot of people, but imagine trying to drift off when you have terrifying hallucinations. Filmmaker Rodney Ascher documents the unsettling world of sleep paralysis - a strange condition where you can't move or speak and often have visions of demonic "shadow men."
Kim Stanley Robinson is renowned for his futuristic science fiction, so he surprised lots of people by writing a novel set in the Paleolithic era. He says recent archeological discoveries, as well as his backpacking in the Sierra Nevada, inspired him to write about our ancient ancestors.
What would it be like to spend two days a month in complete silence?
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