The State Department used jazz musicians as a weapon in the cold war to win hearts and minds in the Third World. Louis Armstrong, Dizy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and Dave Brubek were among the so-called "jazz ambassadors."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Karen Armstrong is a historian of religion. Her latest book is "The Case for God."
Mike Hoyt talks with Steve Paulson about an e-mail by a Wall Street Journal correspondent that created a furor within the journalistic community about the role and responsibility of embedded reporters.
Jeremy Spear made a documentary film called “Fastpitch” about the world of professional fastpitch softball.
Journalist Ken Wiwa tells Steve Paulson about his father's protest against the influence of oil money in Nigeria, and what it was like to grow up in his dominating presence.
Some countries are still struggling for international recognition. Photographer Narayan Mahon talks about his “Lands in Limbo” project – photographs that show what happens to the citizens of a nation that’s denied UN membership.
Robert Fischell developed several implantable medical devices credited with saving tens of thousands of lives on Earth.
Professor of Christian philosophy Nancey Murphy tells Steve Paulson Christians would be better off without the soul.
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