City planner and urban historian Tom Martinson tells Steve Paulson why the suburbs are a great place to live.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Guitarist Sharon Isbin talks with Steve Paulson about how she came to the guitar as a child, why women have a harder time than men being accepted as guitarists.
Celebrated jazz pianist Vijay Iyer has a Ph.D. in music cognition and the rare ability to describe the interplay between music and the brain. We talk with Vijay and listen to his music.
An audio installation that gives tropical plants the tools to play synthesizers, allowing people to experience biorhythms as live music.
S.T. Joshi says Lovecraft was always interested in pure science and has many imitators among contemporary writers.
What helps you remember people you’ve lost? Take a look at what other listeners have shared, and share a photo of your own via Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #TTBOOKonDeath.
Anthropologist Scott Atran has spent a decade interviewing jailed suicide bombers and jihadist military leaders. He says religious terrorists are motivated by the many of the same human values celebrated in every culture: brotherhood, loyalty, and the dream of a better world.
Terry Tempest Williams adores Thoreau. She says his passion for social justice and his love of nature are intimately connected.
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