Jim Fleming

Veterans Day stories

Veterans tell their stories of the camaraderie, the esprit de corps that is the glue that holds them together.

Veterans Day stories

The Wonders of Physics

The Wonders of Physics

From suburbia to surreal -- the lives of writers

From suburbia to surreal -- the lives of writers

Genre Busters

Genre Busters

Lust for life lists

Lust for life lists

Debating Lincoln

Celebrate the 200th birthday of "Honest Abe" with a fresh look at the man, the myth and what he means today.

Debating Lincoln

Magical thinking

"The Chronicles of Narnia," Dungeons and Dragons, the secret behind "The Secret" and other alternative realities.

Magical thinking

Musical taste

A music writer tries to get in touch with his inner Celine Dion fan -- what the experience taught him about musical taste.

Musical taste

Einstein, God and the Universe

Einstein once said 'science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind' -- a look at the science-religion debate.

Einstein, God and the Universe

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.

Facing the rest of your life

Apocalyptic fiction

Stories about the end of the world and what happens after that, with authors Kevin Brokmeier, Lydia Millet and Scott Westerfeld.

Apocalyptic fiction

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.

The things people do for faith

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.

Cultural touchtones

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.

The future of science fiction

Modern music

The history of the 20th century through the history of its music -- from modern classical to jazz and rock.

Modern music