Somalia didn’t have a written language until the 1970's, and today, many if not most Somalis still live within an oral tradition. And in that tradition the poet is king.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Ana Castillo talks with Jim Fleming about her own Mexican-American heritage and how she uses it in her novel about a flamenco dancer with polio.
What's the difference between a good artist and a great one? Graphic artist Austin Kleon likes to quote TS Eliot: "Good artists copy; great artists steal."
Anne Allison is the author of "Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination." She talks to Anne Strainchamps about the universal appeal of Japanese pop culture.
In 2011, as a relatively unknown writer, Hugh Howey released a dystopian science fiction novella on the internet. Readers loved it and clamored for more. Before any print copies had even been published, Howey's WOOL series sold hundeds of thousands of copies, earning him a small fortune. He believes that self-publishing is the future for lots of writers.
Alan Dale tells Anne Strainchamps how he came to love physical comedy and reflects on some of his favorite on-screen bits.
Anne DIck, Philip K. Dick's third wife, talks about their relationship.
Amanda Micheli is a film-maker whose new documentary is called “Double Dare” and traces the lives of two Hollywood stunt women.
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