Travel writer William Dalrymple has lived in India since 1989, witnessing the economic boom and the cultural changes that followed.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Susan Faludi writes about the effects of 9/11 on society, and especially on women.
Tariq Ali is a historian, activist and writer. He talks with Steve Paulson about the history of the Ottoman empire, and the Islamic clergy’s rejection of modernism.
Composer Freddy Knop creates a soundscape to help illustrate Nathan Englander's experience of the muse descending.
Roberta Gregory writes and draws the comic strip featuring the mis-adventures of Midge McCracken, AKA "Bitchy Bitch."
Russ Parsons tells Jim Fleming how to make a great french fry, and why potatoes are only the beginning!
Thug Kitchen is a wildly popular, foul-mouthed vegan food blog. The formerly anonymous writers have just come out with a cookbook and revealed their identities. Michelle Davis and Matt Holloway are a white couple from L.A. Now they're fielding questions about the racial politics of the way they write about food.
Steve Almond tells Steve Paulson some of his favorite candy bars are the regional specialities, and remembers the pop rocks craze.
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