From Thurston Harris and the Crash Test Dummies to that noise your refrigerator makes, humming sounds are all around us (especially if you’ve been to Windsor, Ontario). This hour — musical humming, mysterious humming, and how humming could be good for your health.

GUESTS:

• Susan Rogers: Multi-platinum record producer, cognitive neuroscientist, professor at Berklee College of Music and co-author of “This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You”
• Gunjan Trivedi: Co-founder of Wellness Space based in India and author of several studies exploring the benefits of humming on stress and health
• Colin Novak: Associate Professor at the University of Windsor

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This hour, we look at the idea of the Western canon, and those books that are considered "classics." We'll talk about what's in the canon, what isn't and what should be, and how it evolves.

Plus, we’ll talk about The Atlantic’s recent list of “The Great American Novels.” And, we’ll learn about a publishing company that is experimenting with artificial intelligence to bring classic books alive for a new audience.

GUESTS:

• Roosevelt Montás: Senior Lecturer in American Studies and English at Columbia University. He is author of Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation
• James Mustich: Author of 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die
• Gal Beckerman: Senior editor for books at The Atlantic
• Laura Kipnis: Cultural critic, essayist, and the author of Love in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis, among other books

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Well, we’ve had another weekend, haven’t we? So we figured you might want to talk again.

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