Season 1
Jacques Cousteau on Atlantis and Cognac
"We're going to investigate every single one of these hypotheses, and we'll tell you what
Jacques Cousteau on Atlantis and Cognac
"I’m very interested in how people adapt to extremes” - Oliver Sacks on July 28, 1996
Oliver Sacks on Ripe Bananas
Marlene Dietrich on Sex Symbols
Marlene Dietrich in 1969, as interviewed by Jay Kent Hackleman
Marlene Dietrich on Sex Symbols
“I don’t feel any compulsion just to stand under the spotlight night after night unless I
Leonard Cohen on Moonlight
"It’s okay being a woman now. I like it. Try it some time.” - Nora Ephron, 1975
Nora Ephron on Crazy Salad
Bob Dylan at 20 on Freak Shows
“I‘m never going to become rich and famous” - Bob Dylan in 1962.
Bob Dylan at 20 on Freak Shows
"If God didn‘t want me to sing it, he wouldn‘t have given me the talent to do it“ - Stevie
Stevie Wonder on Keys of Life
Aldous Huxley on Technodictators
"If you want to preserve your power indefinitely, you have to get the consent of the rule.
Aldous Huxley on Technodictators
"Sometimes when it all comes together ... you become the film you’re making."
Martin Scorsese on Framing
Carl Sagan on Extraterrestrials
Carl Sagan on October 4, 1985, as told to Studs Terkel.
Carl Sagan on Extraterrestrials
Richard Feynman on What It Means
"The key was somehow to know what was important and what was not important."
Richard Feynman on What It Means
Buckminster Fuller on The Geodesic Life
Buckminster Fuller in 1965, as told to Studs Terkel
Buckminster Fuller on The Geodesic Life
Dame Stephanie Shirley on Survival Code
Dame Stephanie Shirley in 2010 from an oral history at the British Library.
Dame Stephanie Shirley on Survival Code
Temple Grandin On Her Search Engine
"Everything in my mind works like a search engine set for the image function."
Temple Grandin On Her Search Engine
Frank Lloyd Wright on Arrogance
“Any man who really has faith in himself will be dubbed arrogant by his fellows”
Frank Lloyd Wright on Arrogance
"There was a price to be paid for being interested in fiction.” - Garrison Keillor, 1994
Garrison Keillor on Humor
Kurt Vonnegut on Man-Eating Lampreys
"Nothing means anything" - Kurt Vonnegut on November 8, 1970
Kurt Vonnegut on Man-Eating Lampreys
Bill Murray on Being Obnoxious
"I‘m just an obnoxious guy who can make it appear charming." - Bill Murray
Bill Murray on Being Obnoxious
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