'Fame' Connects Joan Of Arc To Britney Spears from NPR Podcast Talk of the Nation

Celebrity culture can be mystifying -- if you're not a Britney Spears fan, you might wonder why she's famous at all. And if you do, you're in good company: Homer, Plato and Horace all wondered where the true heroes had gone. Tom Payne, author of Fame, explains why we need celebrities. Download the podcast here.