Jim Fleming
Architecture for Humanity
Cameron Sinclair was 23 when he founded Architecture for Humanity, a non-profit charity that puts architects and designers to work on disaster relief.
Apocalyptic fiction
Stories about the end of the world and what happens after that, with authors Kevin Brokmeier, Lydia Millet and Scott Westerfeld.
Facing the rest of your life
Stories of people who have chosen to face the rest of their lives in some unusual ways -- that somehow worked out just right.
The things people do for faith
The strange things that happen when people take their beliefs literally -- sometimes it works out, sometimes it's a mistake.
Slave Potter Dave
Leonard Todd's ancestors owned Potter Dave during America's slavery days. He tells some of the story and something about Dave's unprecedented pots and his poetry.
Getting religion
Improving your religious literacy, Lupe Fiasco grapples with Islam, why Judas was misunderstood and other stories.
The making of Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue' album
Author Ashley Khan traces Davis' path from aspiring high-note bound bebop lion to the cool-toned result that was to be one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time.
Cultural touchtones
The Peanuts, Star Wars, Sputnik, Miles Davis, and Frank Lloyd Wright -- how these figures, creations, endeavors and events became America's cultural touchtones.
Global Activism Movement
Author Paul Hawken talks about the quantity and variety of people and organizations involved in the global activism movement.
The future of science fiction
One of science fiction's greatest writers, George R.R. Martin, has been called the American Tolkien -- he discusses the genre and reads from one of his best-known anthologies.
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