Media critic Susan Douglas tells Steve Paulson that the American new media is doing less foreign news since 9/11, concentrating on health issues and “news you can use.”
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Scott Topper reads from the meditation journal he kept after learning a simple meditation from Buddhist monk George Churinoff.
Stephen Batchelor wants contemporary Buddhists to re-think the life of the Buddha.
British comedian Ross Noble hosts a show for the BBC. The premise is to go to remote places in the world and try to do stand-up.
British actor Simon Callow is writing Orson Welles' biography. Volume 2 is called "Hello Americans."
<p>Climate experts are shocked by the rate at which greenhouse gases are rising. New US government figures show CO2 levels have already topped experts' worst-case scenarios. But if driving hybrids and switching to fluorescent bulbs isn't enough -- what is? William Powers presents a vision of truly sustainable living in an off-the-grid, 12x12 cabin.</p>
Music writer Peter Guralnick tells us how the legendary Sam Phillips created rock and roll as a musical protest.
Terry Tempest Williams reads from her book, "Red," and talks about the desert with Steve Paulson.
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