A look back at more than 200 years of Frankenstein (and his monster)
There are few monsters more iconic or enduring than Frankenstein’s.
From Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel to the 1931 Universal monster movie to Guillermo del Toro’s current adaptation to next year’s Bride of Frankenstein remake, Frankenstein continues to resonate with fans around the world.
This hour, …
Shall we dance?
Why do we dance? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Dancing has served a multitude of functions for various cultures throughout history, and there is even evidence to suggest that we, as a species, are biologically hard-wired to dance.
Whether it’s for social, spiritual, or even …
Wednesday is Soylent Day
What if you just don’t really enjoy food very much? What if you’re totally fine eating the same thing every single day? What if you think food is an inefficient way to get what you need to survive?
What if, rather than eating “food,” you just mixed a white powder (that is definitely not made of pe…
Remembering Sir Tom Stoppard
In 2014, Colin McEnroe and the playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard recorded a live conversation at The Study in New Haven. Stoppard, whom Colin considers “quite possibly the most dizzyingly proficient writer of the English tongue (who) did not grow up speaking English,” has died at the age of …
What if tug of war were still an Olympic sport? And other questions with Mike Pesca
Mike Pesca is one of our very favorite guests — on any number of topics.
His book, Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History, is a whole series of earth-shattering, hypothetical, what-if questions (and posited answers to said earth-shattering, hypothetical, what-if questions):
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Combating corrosion: The war on rust
Rust is all around us. It’s in our cars, our homes, our infrastructure. It’s also the subject of Jonathan Waldman’s book Rust: The Longest War, which introduces us to the people who fight it.
This hour, Waldman joins us. Plus: a visual artist who has found a way to incorporate rust into her work. …
Benedict Arnold: Unscrupulous traitor or unsung hero?
When you "pull a Benedict Arnold," you sell out your side to join the stronger side of a situation out of fear, not honor. Needless to say, that's not a compliment.
More than 230 years after America secured independence from Britain, this skilled warrior and confidante of George Washington is reme…
An ode to the sun
What can you say about the sun? It sits at the center of our solar system and has, over time, been at the center of religions, scriptures, songs, art, and countless other aspects of our culture.
We’ve relied on its light, heat, and gravity for as long as we’ve been around, and we continue to find …
A show about psychics! (But they already knew that)
There is perhaps no figure more emblematic of the paranormal than the psychic. Able to predict the future, see into the past, and even communicate with the dead, the psychic’s (supposed) awesome gifts are matched only by his or her ability to withstand skepticism and ridicule.
But are our misgivin…
How the right QUESTIONS get us more than just answers: they inspire CONNECTION, with Chion Wolf
Some people answer questions for a living.Chion Wolf has made a life out of asking them.In this episode of Inner Voice, Jeffrey sits down with Chion Wolf, host of Audacious and beloved voice of Connecticut Public Radio, for a heartfelt conversation about the power of asking. From the early days of …
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