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Making Democracy Fun

Correction: This interview refers to a survey finding that only 22% of Americans trust government at all levels. The actual survey was limited to trust in the federal government, and found that 22% of Americans trusted the government in Washington "almost always or most of the time".

We all know it's important to be involved in local government, but can political participation also be fun? Josh Lerner thinks so. He believes local governments could boost the fun factor in the political process by borrowing a few ideas from game design.

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Mario Vargas Llosa on the dictator Trujillo

Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the godfathers of Latin American fiction. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010.  He also once ran for president of his native country, Peru.  Politics and literature are the driving forces in his life.

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Mike Greenberg on Being a Metrosexual

Mike Greenberg is a self-described metrosexual who cares a lot about his appearance and lifestyle.

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Jonatha Brooke on Depression Songs

Jonatha Brooke is a singer and songwriter who was invited by Woody Guthrie's daughter to visit her famous father's archives and use some of his unpublished material. The result is an album called "The Works."

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Lila Azam Zanganeh on "My Sister, Guard Your Veil; My Brother, Guard Your Eyes"

Lila Azam Zanganeh tells Jim Fleming that Iranian women who supported the Revolution did not expect to lose the rights and freedoms.

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Kalle Lasn on Culture Jamming

We’re introduced to the concept of culture jamming, and Kalle Lasn tells Steve Paulson what led him to found his magazine “Adbusters.”

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Judith Freeman on Raymond Chandler

Cissy Chandler was 18 years older than her husband, which he may or may not have ever known.

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Lorrie Moore on "Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary"

Lorrie Moore responds to Hillary Clinton as a cultural symbol and public personality.

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