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James Nachtwey on Covering Conflicts on the Ground

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.

 

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In Defense of the Sentimental - Leslie Jamison

Writer Leslie Jamison believes critics are too quick to dismiss sentimentality in fiction. She tells producer Sara Nics how even trashy movies can offer a route to better self-understanding.

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Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich on Radiolab

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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Iris Chang on "The Chinese in America"

Iris Chang is the author of “The Chinese in America: A Narrative History.”  She talks with Steve Paulson about that history.

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Isabel Wilkerson on "The Warmth of Other Suns"

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson tells the story of America's Great Migration in her book, "The Warmth of Other Suns."

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James McManus on "Physical: An American Checkup"

James McManus got his editor to pay for the Executive Physical at the Mayo Clinic. He tells Jim Fleming what it was like.

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If the Earth Was Destined to Die ... A Thought Experiment

What if you knew that 30 days after you die, the earth would be destroyed?  Would it change the way you live? Take philosopher Samuel Scheffler's thought experiment HERE.

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Inside Hollywood's Race Problem

Mike Sargent is a filmmaker and a co-founder of the Black Film Critics Circle. He spoke with Anne Strainchamps about the #OscarSoWhite campaign, and racial diversity in Hollywood.

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