For years, one of the most dominant men's college basketball teams was the Indiana Hoosiers, coached by the legendary Bobby knight.

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Author Stephenie Meyer's 'Twilight' Insights

In this 2007 interview Stephenie Meyer talks aboiut the third book in the Twilight series, Eclipse

And as you'll hear, Meyer was still getting accustomed to the fact she had become more popular, book-sales-wise, than J.K. Rowling.

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Why 'South Beach Diet' Dr. Arthur Agatston Is Concerned

Millions have adopted the South Beach Diet since it first appeared 20 years ago.

Butt in this 2011 interview, Dr. Arthur Agatston was still worried about how well the American people were doing.

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Ghosts, Zombies, and Vampires -- Why We Love 'Em

What is it about the thrill of fear that we enjoy?

In this 1991 interview Prof. Walter Kendrick explains why, over the last couple of centuries, our taste in entertainment had taken a dark turn.

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In 2008 when Peggielene Bartel'ss uncle passed away, she was notified that she had been chosen as the new king of the town of Otuam in her native Ghana. Sudden;y her quiet life ina suburb of Washington, DC was turned upside down.

In this 2012 interview she told her story in a book called King Peggy

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October is, of course, Breast Cancer Awareness month. But a book that was written several years ago reminds us of how little we actually know about the human breast.

In this 2012, interview acclaimed author and journalist Florence Williams talks about her book Breasts. A Natural And Unnatural History. And you're going to be startled by how much we don't know about the human breast.

Perhaps no one in modern North American sports history was as successful at building a dynasty as the legendary Red Auerbach.

A brilliant strategist on the court, Auerbach was just as brilliant in the front office as he built a franchise that not only attracted and kept the top talent in the league, but also attracted and kept millions of fans all over the world.

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Ariel Sharon And The Burden of Leadership

Israel and Hamas are at war. It's the latest chapter in a long history of cconflict and struggle for the Jewish state One who participated in many of those struggles and conflicts was Ariel Sharon.

He was there in 1948 at the formation of the Israeli army,and rose steadily in the ranks in the years that followed. He was Israel's prime minister from 2001 to 2006.

In this 1989 interview Sharon talks about his autobiography, Warrior.

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From the White House to the Teenage House: Liz Carpenter’s Unplanned Parenthood

When her brother died in 1993, his three unruly teenagers came to live with Liz Carpenter, retired after a storied career that included serving as Lady Bird Johnson's press secretary.

And just like that, she found herself, at age 73, a mother once again.

In this 1994 interview Carpenter describes the unique challenges she faced. But she also had some wise and insightful thoughts about those GenX people she was raising, and their peers.

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Leslie Nielsen: The Doctor of Comedy Who Made "Airplane!" Fly

“Airplane” literally changed the entire course of Leslie Nielsen's career, propelling him into comedy. The television series “Police Squad” was followed by the movie “Naked Gun” and its sequels.

In this 1993 interview Nielsen talks about his book Leslie Nielsen's The Naked Truth.

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