ThoughtCast spoke to author and academic Rebecca Goldstein about her novel "36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction". The post Rebecca Goldstein: the atheist with a soul appeared first on ThoughtCast®.

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Rebecca Goldstein: the atheist with a soul

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 ThoughtCast®.

The Peabody Sisters – with biographer Megan Marshall

The Dan Flavin Art Institute, overseen by Dia Center for the Arts, is filled with the florescent tubes that made Flavin famous. The post The Dan Flavin Art Institute appeared first on ThoughtCast®.

The Dan Flavin Art Institute

The dinosaurs return to the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. The post Dinosaurs on Thoughtcast appeared first on ThoughtCast®.

Dinosaurs on Thoughtcast

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 ThoughtCast®.

Poet Robert Pinsky takes on King David

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 ThoughtCast®.

Words @ Work: The Origins of “Rock”

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 ThoughtCast®.

Buffalo Dance: A Poem for NPR’s Poetry Month

On a beautiful spring day in the mid 1990s, I meander the streets of Red Hook, when it’s still a rundown Brooklyn neighborhood. I meet its first art gallery owner, and the two longshoremen who venture inside. This is one of my favorite stories for WNYC TV, the PBS station I worked for in Manhattan. […] The post Red Hook, Brooklyn, before the Gentrification appeared first on ThoughtCast®.

Red Hook, Brooklyn, before the Gentrification

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 ThoughtCast®.

Tom Perrotta on Flannery O’Connor — a literary affinity

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 ThoughtCast®.

Alan Dershowitz on Preemption and the Hezbollah

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 ThoughtCast®.

“Why Does the World Exist?” with Jim Holt

Watch Chanticleer, the celebrated all male vocal ensemble, backstage, on ThoughtCast! The post Chanticleer Backstage on ThoughtCast! appeared first on ThoughtCast®.

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