Tony Faber says violins have to age for fifty years to sound their best.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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If you're looking for a grand adventure in retirement, Lynne and Tim Martin have an idea: sell your house and then live in rental houses around the world.
Russell Shorto is the author of "Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason."
Robert Crumb and Sophie Crumb tell Steve Paulson about her development and work.
David Mikics talks about his book, "Slow Reading in a Hurried Age."
Award-winning novelist Jane Hamilton's new novel has a setting that's close to home. "The Excellent Lombards" is a story of generational tension set on a family apple farm. Steve Paulson talks about writing, farming and apples with Jane while walking through her own family orchard.
Sarah Vowell is obsessed by presidential assassinations.
Steve Grand tells Jim Fleming about Norns – virtual pets that live and breed in desktop computers. He says the Norns give us a way to explore questions about what it means to be alive and what rights and responsibilities "living" creatures have.
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