Ian Frazier talks with Jim Fleming about fishing. He says New York’s rivers and harbor are full of great fish, and recalls some of his angling adventures both there and abroad.
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James Bamford has written two books about the National Security Agency. The new one is “Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency.”
Going blind in one eye would unnerve anyone. And for a photographer, it’s especially upsetting. But Teju Cole found that his Big Blind Spot Syndrome taught him a new way to look at the world — and actually changed his photography.
The Arab Spring caught a lot of people by surprise, but not a group called Global Voices...
In a small town in northern Wales you'll find a playground where it's normal for kids to play with rusty tools or build fires. It's called the Land, and it's an example of an adventure playground — where kids are free to take risks. The Land's manager, Claire Griffiths, gives us an insider's view of an adventure playground.
Great war photographers bring a tremendous sense of mission to their work. Most of them believe the right image seen by enough people at the right time can change the world. Maybe not right away – but in time. Over the past 30 years, the photographer James Nachtwey has covered just about every major armed conflict in the world. He's been shot and wounded more than once, and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize ten times. We talked with him when he had just put together an exhibition of photos he took in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the place those wars began - Ground Zero on 9/11.
In his book, A Chinaman's Chance, former Clinton speechwriter Eric Liu reflects on his own Chinese American identity. He tells Steve Paulson how multiculturalism is challenging traditional notions of what it means to be American.
Jad and Robert. You probably know them by now. They're the hosts of the hit pubradio program, RadioLab. Steve talks with them about radio, science, and a whole lot more..
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