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The three Peabody sisters, Elizabeth, Mary and Sophia, were key players in the founding of the Transcendentalist movement in the 19th century. The post The Peabody Sisters – with biographer Megan Marshall appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

The dinosaurs return to the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. The post Dinosaurs on Thoughtcast appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

Note: The WGBH sister stations WCAI and WNAN broadcast this interview, and it also received a 5 star review on PRX! Former poet laureate Robert Pinsky tackles King David of the Bible – the shepherd, poet, warrior and adulterer – in his “Life of David.” Is David a legend? A real, flesh and blood warrior […] The post Poet Robert Pinsky takes on King David appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

What does the word rock mean? Simple enough question. But how did the term originate? Where -- and why? Find out the answer on ThoughtCast. The post Words @ Work: The Origins of “Rock” appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

Buffalo Dance From the secret Kiva past collapse they stomp and sing the story The post Buffalo Dance: A Poem for NPR’s Poetry Month appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

On a beautiful spring day in the mid 1990s, I meandered the streets of Red Hook, when it was still a rundown Brooklyn neighborhood. I met its first art gallery owner, and the two longshoremen who ventured inside. The post Red Hook, Brooklyn, before the Gentrification appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

Tom Perrotta, author of the novels Mrs. Fletcher, Little Children, Election, The Abstinence Teacher and The Leftovers, speaks with ThoughtCast about a writer who fascinates, irritates and inspires him: Flannery O'Connor. The post Tom Perrotta on Flannery O’Connor — a literary affinity appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

Dershowitz is back in the spotlight, but he's been here before, on ThoughtCast! The post Alan Dershowitz on Preemption and the Hezbollah appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

In his book "Why Does the World Exist?" science writer Jim Holt takes us on a jaunty tour of being and nothingness, existence and emptiness, quantum tunneling and the uncertainty principle - on ThoughtCast! The post “Why Does the World Exist?” with Jim Holt appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

KCRW's Michael Silverblatt, the host of the literary talk show Bookworm, speaks with Jenny Attiyeh at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Silverblatt is the real thing -- an authentic, genuinely interested interviewer who reads not only the latest book his guest has come to discuss, but the writer's entire body of work. The post KCRW’s Michael Silverblatt at the LA Times Book Festival appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

Watch Chanticleer, the celebrated all male vocal ensemble, backstage, on ThoughtCast! The post Chanticleer Backstage on ThoughtCast! appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

ThoughtCast Reflects on the Legacy of John McCain. His performance in the January 2000 New Hampshire Presidential Primary Debate, just weeks before he defeated George W. Bush in that state’s primary – the first in the nation – is worth reviewing. The post ThoughtCast Reflects on the Legacy of John McCain appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

John McCain, the maverick Republican Senator from Arizona, was diagnosed with brain cancer a year ago now, so there’s not much time left for this remarkably resilient politician to take a final stand. Will McCain live long enough to vote for — or against — Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s second Supreme Court nominee? He did vote […] The post John McCain’s Last Stand – on ThoughtCast! appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

This documentary, broadcast on WNYC TV, charts the creation of "Les Enfants Terribles", a dance opera by the composer Philip Glass and the choreographer Susan Marshall. The post Philip Glass creates an opera – on ThoughtCast! appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

Lydia Ratcliff: Vermont Farmer, Stubborn Survivor, on ThoughtCast The post Lydia Ratcliff: Vermont Farmer, Stubborn Survivor appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

The remarkable rise of Donald Trump, fueled in large part by his determination to keep immigrants out of his Greatening America, has caused many to re-examine the key concerns of the controversial political scientist Samuel Huntington. The post Samuel Huntington — on Immigration and the American Identity appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

The press barely noticed former New Hampshire Senator Bob Smith's bid for the presidency in 2000, so entranced were they over the newly candid Arizona Senator John McCain as he crisscrossed Bob Smith's state in the "Straight Talk Express." The post Lessons from a Former Failed Bid for the Presidency? appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

Now that we're faced with Al Gore's Inconvenient Sequel, it is tempting to ask, again: What if he had actually won the Presidential election back in 2000? I had the chance to interview the Vice President for NHPTV in the autumn of 1999, prior to the New Hampshire Presidential Primary.

Art therapy: a place for self-expression while in pain. The post Art Therapy: A Place for Self-Expression while in Pain appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.

The mercurial Tom Hoving, former director of the Met Museum, discusses art forgeries, and how to spot them, on ThoughtCast! The post The Hunt for Art Fakes with Tom Hoving appeared first on https://thoughtcast.org.