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On this week’s 51%, we speak with author Rachel Monroe about her new book, which examines the complicated relationship between women and the crime…
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During his regular days in London, Kenneth Grahame sat behind a mahogany desk as Secretary of the Bank of England; on weekends he retired to the house in…
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In the 1950s, a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a curious blend of the gospel and Marxism. His congregation was racially integrated,…
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What does it take to succeed? This question has fueled a long running debate. Some have argued that humans are a fundamentally competitive, and that…
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The Williamstown Film Festival is now in its 17th year, but this year’s festival will reflect some major changes. The festival is complete with new faces,…
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Spencertown Academy Arts Center’s Festival of Books, the annual extravaganza of all things literary, takes place over Labor Day weekend, September 4…
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The film, Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie opened last week. It is based on the best-selling book by Laura Hillenbrand. We spoke with her about the…
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In the tradition of Oliver Sacks's The Island of the Colorblind, Rosemary Mahoney tells the story of Braille Without Borders, the first school for the…
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Jacqueline Kellachan from The Golden Notebook in Woodstock, NY joins us with this week's Book Picks list.List:Norman Mailer: A Double Life by J. Michael…
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On November 5, 1942, a US cargo plane slammed into the Greenland Ice Cap. Four days later, the B-17 assigned to the search-and-rescue mission became lost…