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- Theologian Lauren Winner discusses her spiritual conversion from Judaism to Christianity and how she maintained her faith in the wake of crises.
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- Poet and longtime UNC-Chapel Hill librarian Jeffery Beam retires to devote more time to his writing.
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- Fiasco Theater Company presents Shakespeare's "Cymbeline" at Duke Performances.
- Sea Cow
- Durham-based band Sea Cow plays from their new CD "Tell Me Where It Hurts."
- Prophets of Funk
- Inspired by the psychedelic funk/soul group Sly & The Family Stone, choreographer David Dorfman created "Prophet of Funk," a dance homage to the group's music.
- Learning with the Lights Off
- A look at the legacy of educational films once used to teach students about such topics as lunchroom behavior, sex education, race relations, and disease.
- Jade City Pharaoh - Beautiful Melancholy
- Jade City Pharaoh - Episode 4: Beautiful Melancholy
- Affirmative Action and Academic Performance
- Host Frank Stasio talks about a new study discussing racial differences with the study's author and other guests.
- Washed in the Blood
- Lisa Alther talks to Frank Stasio about he new book "Washed in the Blood."
- Remembering Mary Duke Biddle
- A discussion of Mary Duke Biddle's lasting legacy.
- Inside the Mind of Stephen Hawking
- Complicated cosmological topics made accessible by Stephen Hawking and Kitty Ferguson.
- The Postmortal
- Drew Margary's novel explores a fate worse than death.
- Meet Nia Wilson
- Nia Wilson, executive director of the nonprofit Spirit House, talk about her organization's commitment to youth, art and activism.
- The End of the World
- Many have predicted when and how the world will end. So far, they've all been wrong, so why do we still believe an apocalypse is inevitable?
