Liz Mermin tells Anne Strainchamps that her film, "The Beauty Academy of Kabul", chronicles the efforts of some Afghan women to maintain a little independence and earn a little money.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Journalist Mark Pendergrast talks with Steve Paulson about the cultural history of coffee.
John Strausbaugh says blackface (and whiteface) have long histories in this country and helped Americans learn to live with each other.
Janey Buchan founded the Centre for Political Song at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland. She plays several examples from the collection for Jim Fleming.
As editor of Poetry Magazine, Christian Wiman reads thousands of new poems a year. Who better to check in with on the state of English language poetry?
To hear Wiman talk about his own writing, listen here.
Writer Michael Perry talks with Anne Strainchamps about his life combining writing with the new "back to the land" movement...
Madhur Jaffrey, the Julia Child of India, talks with Anne Strainchamps about her extended Indian family.
Ahhh, the sound of grizzly bears fighting over salmon in a tidal pool. Incredible! When you listen to those grizzly bears you are listening to one of the greatest, if not thee greatest, resource American has. It’s land. William Cronon says our land IS who we are. So it makes since, that in the 19th century a bold and visionary invention was created: the National Park. Cronon told Steve Paulson that National Parks are America's greatest invention.
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