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The one time I was an actor, it happened to be in a globally dominant...

The one time I was an actor, it happened to be in a globally dominant...

I loved that these two guys argued with each other as if movies actually mattered....

I loved that these two guys argued with each other as if movies actually mattered....

One night last summer, all the killers in my head assembled on a stage in...

One night last summer, all the killers in my head assembled on a stage in...

Relics are treasured as something close to the divine.

Relics are treasured as something close to the divine.

Jesus and Lincoln, Moses and Jefferson can seem so long gone, so unbelievable, so dead.

Jesus and Lincoln, Moses and Jefferson can seem so long gone, so unbelievable, so dead.

I was a big Nancy Drew reader. Nancy figures it out. Case closed.

I was a big Nancy Drew reader. Nancy figures it out. Case closed.

I get younger people who watch Conan or The Daily Show, but before that it...

I get younger people who watch Conan or The Daily Show, but before that it...

I seem to have no problem revealing my crush on the man who murdered Lincoln.

I seem to have no problem revealing my crush on the man who murdered Lincoln.

We go in to liberate Cuba, but Cuba still isn't free; we don't really think...

We go in to liberate Cuba, but Cuba still isn't free; we don't really think...

While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of...

While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of...

What are you hiding? No one ever asks that.

What are you hiding? No one ever asks that.

The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Civil War-when I really think about them they...

The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Civil War-when I really think about them they...

History is full of really good stories. That's the main reason I got into this...

History is full of really good stories. That's the main reason I got into this...

My audience is going to die before I do.

My audience is going to die before I do.

Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, Robert Lincoln bought a nice ski lodge.

Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, Robert Lincoln bought a nice ski lodge.

Like Lincoln, I would like to believe the ballot is stronger than the bullet. Then...

Like Lincoln, I would like to believe the ballot is stronger than the bullet. Then...

The whole point of Louis Armstrong is that no one can really figure him out....

The whole point of Louis Armstrong is that no one can really figure him out....

Part of the success of This American Life, I think, is due to the fact...

Part of the success of This American Life, I think, is due to the fact...

Most people don't like to talk about violent historical death.

Most people don't like to talk about violent historical death.

I discovered that Robert Todd Lincoln was there for each of the first three assassinations....

I discovered that Robert Todd Lincoln was there for each of the first three assassinations....