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    UnFictional

    You’re a Mind Reader

    With enough practice, you can know what anybody’s thinking – or can you?

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    By Bob Carlson • Jul 9, 2016 • 29m Listen

    Photo: A selection of S.D. Hox’s mix tapes.

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:31

      You’re a Mentalist

      Carl Christman  is a mentalist. That means that, through reading micro-expressions, body language, and other clues, he can get a pretty good idea of what you’re thinking. He came into the studio to talk about mentalism for this week’s show – and to read Bob Carlson’s mind.

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      8 min
    2. 8:14

      Psychic Stan

      Next, we visit with a psychic. For a while, Lauren Cook based a lot of major life decisions on the advice of her psychic – psychic Stan. But when Stan fails to predict a major development in Lauren’s life, she has a crisis of conscience. Should he have known? Could he have?

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      11 min
    3. 18:50

      Mix Tapes, Mix Tapes, Mix Tapes

      Finally: mix tapes. Nobody makes ‘em like S.D. Hox, who’s been using his musical mixing skills for decades to tell stories and touch people, from the ski slopes to parties for the end of the world.

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      10 min
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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Nick White

      Senior Editor

      CultureArts

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:318 min

      You’re a Mentalist

    2. 8:1411 min

      Psychic Stan

    3. 18:5010 min

      Mix Tapes, Mix Tapes, Mix Tapes

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