Did you work on Monday? President's Day can be just another day on the calendar if it's not a holiday. It was set for the third Monday in February to be in the ballpark of George Washington's birthday, February 22. Why care about Washington? Here's why...
Anthony Shadid has been awarded a posthumous Polk journalism award for "extraordinary valor for his work in the Middle East. " Shadid died on February 16, while on assignment in Syria. In this UNCUT interview, he talks about covering conflict and its effects.
This week was the birthday of singer-songwriter Kurt Cobain of Nirvana. He would have been 45. In 1991, Nirvana came out with the smash hit album Nevermind that sold more than 24 million copies and Cobain became the very reluctant poster child of Generation X. Cobain committed suicide on April 5, 1994.
Happy Birthday, Toni. Listen in on this 2008 interview, as Toni Morrison talks with Steve Paulson about her work, her childhood, and the label "Black Woman Writer".
Pulitzer-winning journalist Anthony Shadid died this week. He spent most of his career covering the Middle East. In this recent interview with Steve Paulson, he talked about covering conflict, and its aftermath.
Pico Iyer celebrated his birthday on February 11, probably with family and friends. But novelist Graham Greene might have been there as well, at least in Iyer's imagination. Listen in on this NEW and UNCUT interview as Iyer tells Jim Fleming about his obsession with Greene.
As tensions escalate between Iran and the United States, what can people intimate with Iran tell us about a country that remains mysterious to many Americans?
Yes, yes, it's Valentine's Day. We know. But it's also the birthday of our executive producer, Steve Paulson. So we're sharing a collection of Steve's favorite interviews from recent years. Happy birthday, Boss!
