Alexandra Fuller was the child of white farmers in the former Rhodesia. Her memoir is called “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood.”
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Chronic homelessness can seem like an intractable problem in America, but there's a new experiment going on across the country that's offering a bold new solution. The answer? Give people homes without any preconditions attached. It's called Housing First, and it's changing the way social workers think about homelesness.
Andre De Shields talks to Jim Fleming about his mission to win new roles for black actors, roles that are traditionally reserved for white actors.
Alan Doyle is the lead singer of the band Great Big Sea. He stopped by our studios to talk about the ins and outs of his first solo album, "Boy on Bridge."
One could argue that there's been no better time to be a consumer. With a few keystrokes, you could order most any good or service from the comfort of your own home. But does this convenience come at a cost? Journalist Paul Roberts says we're living in a culture of instant gratification, which has the potential to make us all isolated and shallow.
Wicca or Neo-paganism began as a movement to recreate pre-Christian nature religions. It turns out to be just what a lot of scientists are looking for.
Adam Frank is an atheist with a spiritual bent. As an astrophysicist, his yearning for the sacred is rooted in science. It's an impulse going back to his childhood.
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