William Gibson talks about his first collection of nonfiction, "Distrust That Particular Flavor."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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A short story by science fiction writer John Scalzi, read by Adam Hirsch.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is making its way up the best-seller lists for a reason — it's a fascinating blend of magic and art, with the allure of the circus and the tempered reality of dreams.
Chicago historian Tim Samuelson tells Jim Fleming about the time the City of Chicago decided to reverse the flow of the Chicago river and send its waste south along the Mississippi.
Jennifer Jacquet explains how public shaming can be used to promote political change and social reform.
Goldstein and Pinker are atheists, and they talk with Steve Paulson about the debates pitting reason against faith.
Few Latin American novelists are as beloved across the globe as Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Here’s Steve Paulson’s 2006 interview with translator Edith Grossman, who’s done more than anyone to bring Garcia Marquez to the English reading world.
Master gardener Sharon Lovejoy tells Anne Strainchamps that there’s a lot of truth in old wives’ tales about gardens and shares her solutions for getting rid of pests from aphids to deer.
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