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“For what, for what, for what?”

What Neanderthals and Other Ancient Hominins Teach Us About Being Human

How do you write a trailblazing woman back into history after her iconic colleagues wrote her out?

Why Is a Great Gray Owl like a Victorian Ear Trumpet?

The “Bad and Putrid” Disneyfication of Bambi

“A Burning Desire to Know What Happens Next”

The Most Critically Acclaimed Cookbook of the Year

The “Morally Fraught Endeavor” of War

What Makes Us Human?

"It began to really feel like a haunting."

What do wild bears and libertarians have in common?

Introducing Book Dreamers to The History of Literature

[Re-Release] “My people are from Wisconsin. We used to be from New York...

"You don't need permission to make art, but you do."

“All of These Things Are Incredibly Dostoevskian.”

Our 100th Episode!

Developing the Story of the Photographer Nanny

Picking Up Captain America’s Shield

Let's Talk About Sex

"Imagination Needs Knowledge"