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COVER STORY
Maps
Kurt and historian Simon Schama navigate the two-dimensional universe of maps.
  The
First Map Of America
The Library of Congress recently bought
the only surviving copy of Martin Waldseemuller's 1507 map of America
for ten million dollars. The map's conservators piece together what the
map meant to 16th century Europeans. Produced by Andrea Murray.
 Go
to a maps and mapmakers' website
Go
to an article written by map conservator Heather Wanser
 Arturo
Pérez-Reverte
Kurt talks with the Spanish novelist about his latest
novel, The Nautical Chart, the culture of maps, and how they relate to
his writing.
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to a biography of Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Go
to Pérez-Reverte's book The Nautical Chart
Sound
Map
Artist Andra McCartney tries to capture the sounds
that reveal, if only to your subconscious, where you are. Produced by
Jonathan Mitchell.
Go
to Andra McCartney's website
Selfportrait
Map
Artists Bill Outcault and Lilla LoCurto digitally scanned
their entire bodies and then wrote software to project their human forms
into the restrictive space of a map. Produced by Judith Kampfner.
Go
to selfportrait.map's website
 SPECIAL
GUEST
Simon Schama
is University Professor at Columbia University. He
is a writer/presenter of documentaries for BBC Television and his books
include Landscape and Memory, The Citizens, and most recently the History
of Britain, Volume II: The Wars of the British (Talk/Miramax Books).
Go
to Schama's bio
Go
to History of Britain Volume II
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Commentary
Man Collides with Art, Lives.
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The Canadian pianist Glenn Gould was born 70
years ago this week. He died shortly after his 50th birthday. It was
Gould's staggering performances of Bach's music that brought him --
and Bach, for that matter -- to broad popular attention. Sara Fishko
asked pianists who play Bach today to comment on Gould's contribution.
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to WNYC Celebrates Glenn Gould
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