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The geographer Alastair Bonnett laments a trend he’s noticed whereby our cities and towns look increasingly the same. He says our human places are being…

When journalist Fred Pearce set out to write a book about the role invasive species play in our environment, he imagined it would be about the havoc they…

Something changed in America’s schools after the tragedy at Columbine High School. Worried about child safety, administrators, parents, and teachers…

Friday, literary historian Leslie Klinger is with us to talk about an early master of science fiction and horror. H.P. Lovecraft’s writing was a departure…

What does it take to light the spark of creativity? For more than a decade, Studio 360 host Kurt Andersen and producer Julie Burstein have been getting at…

When a mixed martial arts studio moved in across the street from literary scholar Jonathan Gottschall’s office, the timing couldn’t have been better.…

The average person has about 4,000 thoughts a day. Most are fleeting snippets, some are banal, and sometimes, they can be disruptive. But when most people…

Monday, we're joined by University of Utah professor Paul Reeve to talk about his latest book, Religion of a Different Color. In it, he explores how…

A somber vibe echoes through the debut album of indie-folk band Salazar. It's the vibe of "saudade," a Portuguese idea that singer-songwriter Alexander…

The poet, philosopher, and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht had very personal reasons for making suicide the topic of her latest book. Two of her friends…