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Krista Tippett is probably best known as the host & creator of the public radio program On Being. But she's also the author of three books that pull from…
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On today's show:Civics 101: Political Speechwriting"George Carlin: Class Clown" from producer Devon Strolovitch. You can listen to this story again at…
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On today's show:Feather is the complicated, feisty central character in a new YA novel called Wishbones, the third novel by Virginia MacGregor, who now…
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10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Anita ShreveAnita Shreve had a small, but devoted following as a literary author when her second novel, The Pilot's Wife was named an Oprah Book Club pick. The…
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John Scalzi, the Hugo Award-winning author of science fiction both serious and less-so, is also an internet star from way, way back. He is former…
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10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Tana FrenchTana French is the Edgar Award-winning author of the Dublin Murder Squad series. The newest, called The Trespasser, is the sixth in the best-selling,…
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On today's show:Civics 101: The Congressional Budget Office10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Ben WintersA Winter/Mud Season Meal with Keith SarasinOverheard…
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Ben Winters is a little incomprehensible. Not his output, which is consistently great, but his wild imagination and range. He's a teacher, a playwright,…
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On today's show:Civics 101: Office of Scheduling & AdvanceWe spoke with Derek Thompson about his book Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of…
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On today's show:We spoke with Alyssa Mastromonaco, former Deputy Chief of Staff at the Obama White House and author of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?,…