Slavoj Zizek is the "world's hippest philosopher," says the Telegraph. Zizek talks about the hidden atheism of Christianity, the danger of poets in power, and the limits of capitalism.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Steve Earle has been Nashville’s bad boy for years. He talks about his controversial new album, “Jerusalem,” and his opposition to war in Iraq.
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.
What are you making? In San Francisco, two radio producers are collecting stories in a project called “The Making Of...”
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.
Senegalese pop star Youssou N'Dour is the top-selling African musician of all time.
The demographics of the United States are changing: how does the latest wave of immigration fit into the historical pattern?
Sabrina Dhawan tells Steve Paulson that the Bollywood film industry is more productive than its California counterpart.
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