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Leonard Marcus on Golden Books

Do you remember The Poky Little Puppy? Scruffy the Tugboat? Tootles? The Color Kittens?

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Golden Wings and Hairy Toes - Todd McLeish

Golden Wings and Hairy Toes by natural history writer and Rhode Island native TODD McLEISH is one of the most enjoyable and informative books on New England wildlife published in some time.

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Trying Leviathan -Graham Burnett

In 1818, through a bizarre series of circumstances, taxonomy and science were put on trial in a courthouse in New York City. What started as a minor case about the inspection of barrels of whale oil, became a showcase trial on the publics understanding of natural history and the new order of nature. The whole cause célèbre court case revolved around a deceptively simple question: was a whale  a “fish” or a “mammal”?

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Caryl Flinn on Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman started out as a working class girl who literally brought the house down one fine night.  From that moment on, she was known around the world as a legendary singer. Merman was the toast of Broadway in its heyday in the late 30s and 40s. She could belt out the songs of Girl Crazy, Annie Get Your Gun or Hello, Dolly!

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PLATO AND A PLATYPUS WALK INTO A BAR: UNDERSTANDING PHILOSOPHY THROUGH JOKES

After discussing the meaning of the universe, it’s time for some philosophy, and I can think of no better guests to have that discussion with than THOMAS CATHCART and DANIEL KLEIN. They met decades ago in the Harvard Philosophy Department and have gone on to write one of the flat out funniest AND intelligent books on philosophy this side of Satre’s Nausea. In person, they are the equivalent of trying to discuss Schopenhauer with Bob and Ray…only funnier.

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MOTHERS-IN-LAW AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW: UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP AND WHAT MAKES THEM FRIEND OR FOE

One of the most complex relationships in a newlywed family is that between a mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law. Why are some in-law relationships rewarding and supportive while others are filled with tensions and frustrations?

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PRESEUMED INNOCENCE: PHOTOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDREN FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANTHONY AND BETH TERRANA

 Inquiry welcomes back RACHEL ROSENFIELD LAFO, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Decordova Museum and Sculpture Park. Rachel discusses the new exhibition PRESEUMED INNOCENCE: PHOTOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDREN FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANTHONY AND BETH TERRANA. This monumental show features a hundred years of photography, from all over the world that features children as their subject.

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James Prosek: Life and Death: A Visual Taxonomy

 Inquiry speaks with artist, writer, filmmaker, musician and fly fisherman par excellence JAMES PROSEK. His complex installation “Life and Death: A Visual Taxonomy” combines paintings, sculpture, field guide silhouettes and actual bird skins in an investigation of the human significance of birds.