Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus died May 24th, 1543. The anniversary of his death got us thinking about Jim’s conversation with Dava Sobel about Copernicus’ revolutionary discovery.
In this new interview, Maria Schneider talks about her latest project that combines jazz, classical and poetry. She made “Winter Morning Walks” with Dawn Upshaw, setting poems by Ted Kooser and Ca...
We're putting together a show about imagination and creativity this week. Steve's particularly excited about the interview with Jim Fadiman, so we're posting it UNCUT here, along with S...
It's International Museum Day. But wait, there is a way for the museum to come to you, all in a package that 2,500 works of art, took ten years to make, weighs 20 pounds and is big enough to repl...
Simon Pegg is Chief Engineer Scotty in the new Star Trek movie. Here's our conversation with Simon about his lifelong love of sci fi movies, and growing up as a nerd.
May 15 is International Day of the Family, and since family and food often go hand-in-hand, here's Patricia Volk's story of growing up in a restaurant family.
Anne here... How I admire Angelina Jolie, for having the courage to undergo a preventative double mastectomy, and for making her decision public. A woman's beauty is about so much more than her b...
Hear that? It's the soothing sound of silence. We'll have much more, including "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking"; one man's quest for absolute silence; and John Cage's 4'33."
