J.D. Salinger was a complicated and problematic human who stopped publishing soon after creating one of the great works of literature. Listen in today to learn the good, bad and ugly sides of the man who got famous, then dropped out.
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Testosterone and Estrogen: Wondrous Hormones
Short Stuff: Straitjackets
The 1977 Women's Conference That Changed America
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The Everglades: Wowee
Short Stuff: Knock on Wood
Greedflation Is Real
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Peanuts (the comic) Part II
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Peanuts (the comic) Part I
Selects: How Dyslexia Works
The Alien Abduction Phenomenon of the Mid-20th Century
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