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Scott Reynolds Nelson

Scott Reynolds Nelson is the author of Steel Drivin’ Man (about railroad legend John Henry). He teaches American history at the College of ­William and Mary.

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Potted History

Learning more about slave life in South Carolina from a legendary potter-poet

by Scott Reynolds Nelson | Monday, September 01, 2008
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After the Storm

by Stephanie Bastek

In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, we’re revisiting our interview with environmental reporter Elizabeth Rush. Smarty Pants host Stephanie Bastek asks what the future looks like for America’s coastal residents, especially as climate change contributes to rising sea levels and worsening storm seasons. “The options for the people and animals in these places is stark: retreat or die,” Bastek says. “Those are the options we generally associate with far-off islands, like Fuji or Kiribati. But dramatic, life-changing climate change is happening right now in our own backyard.”