Sometimes a great movie forces you to see the world in a completely different way. That’s the case with Joshua Oppenheimer’s documentary, "The Act of Killing." The film follows a former Indonesian death squad leader as he remembers and even re-enacts the atrocities he committed.
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Want to start your own podcast? If you're trying to figure out how to start an original show, you might want to tune in to WFMU for inspiration. It's a small station with a big reputation for innovation. Long-time station manager Ken Freedman says the heart of what makes the station unique is the spontaneity that can only come from "live, human radio."
Film-maker Steve James talks with Anne Strainchamps about “Stevie.” It’s a documentary that chronicles James’ attempt to reconnect with his “Little Brother” Stevie Fielding.
Doug Gordon talks with Terre Roche about The Roches - Terre and her two sisters and their new album. And we hear lots of music!
Biblical archaeology can rewrite and reshape history. But there’s theology at stake, too. Like when the Gnostic Gospels were discovered in 1945 buried in the Egypt.
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Ryan Boudinot talks to Jim Fleming about his post-apocalyptic novel, "Blueprints of the Afterlife."
Neuro-biologist Steven Rose says that new research and new therapy techniques raise new ethical questions that we should address now.
For three decades, MIT professor Sherry Turkle's been looking at the ways we interact with machines. She believes our digital devices are taking a toll on our personal relationships.
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