Jim Fleming speaks with Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Sales of George Orwell’s 1984 went through the roof after the latest news about the NSA’s surveillance of Americans’ communications. What would defying state control look like these days? Writer and digital activist Cory Doctorow considered the question in his novel, “Little Brother.”
British TV Producer Peter Pomerantsev found he was out of his depth when he was invited to move to Moscow to develop a Russian version of the west's popular reality shows.
Mark Jacobson and his daughter Rae reminisce about the family's 90-day trip around the world, which included stops at India's famous Burning Ghats, and Cambodia's Genocide Museum.
"The Alphabet of Manliness" is politically incorrect, testosterone-laden and deliberately outrageous – an example of "fratire.
British novelist Jim Crace is an atheist. He doesn't believe in an afterlife, and tells Jim Fleming that he intended his novel "Being Dead" to be a comfort to readers.
Quaker writer, educator and activist Parker Palmer believes people need to listen to their inner voice in order to make the right life choices.
Journalist Amanda Taub believes the political correctness backlash misses the point and glosses over real issues. In an article published in Vox.com, she argues that so-called political correctness is really about protecting and promoting marginalized voices.
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