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Writer Garry Wills is well-known not only as a historian but as a Catholic. Sometimes a vociferous critic of the church, Wills is also defender of its institutions. The Pope, he write... (episode)
French bestsellers are a provocative bunch: one book claims that no plane hit the Pentagon; another accuses all Muslims of being accomplices in terrorism. Josyane Savigneau, book edit... (episode)
With Andrew Cuomo deep in a spirited race with Carl McCall for the Gubernatorial Democratic nomination this Fall, many wonder if his father's legacy is a boon or a baine. Find out wha... (episode)
America is one of the most fitness- and diet-crazed nations on earth, so why are more and more Americans becoming obese? Conventional science has long touted the benefits of a low-fat... (episode)
How did a small mountainous kingdom become a world flashpoint? We revisit the immediate aftermath of Indian partition, when a peace brokered between India and Pakistan promised to res... (episode)
And you thought buying a house was the most paperwork you'd ever have to go through. To avoid family feuds over cryogenics, two attorneys tell us everything you'll need to know when s... (episode)
John Johnson was an Emmy-award winning anchorman and prominent journalist in an industry with few African-Americans. When his father was diagnosed with lung cancer, Johnson gave up hi... (episode)
More and more parents are choosing to hold back their athletically talented progeny so they will perform better relative to their peers. Are parents bending the rules, or responding t... (episode)
In 1998, the tobacco industry suffered a legal defeat to the tune of $243 billion. Four years later, does the largest payment ever in the American justice system seem a fair one? Plus... (episode)
After reporter Joel Mowbray quoted a classified document during a press conference, he was held for 30 minutes of questioning by State Department officers. Find out what Mowbray think... (episode)