Kevin Powers has spent the last decade reflecting on his experiences as a machine gunner in Iraq in 2004 and 2005. He talks about his new poetry collection "Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Anthropologist Jeremy Narby went to the Peruvian Amazon to study the Ashaninca Indians. The experience transformed his outlook on life, especially once he tried their powerful hallucinogen ayahuasca.
Mamak Khadem talks with Anne Strainchamps about "Good Night Songs of the Revolution" – music she created for an art installation to mark the Iranian Revolution 30 years ago.
Rachel Mason of Chicago’s Second City comedy toupe, tells the story of what happened when the group toured military bases for the USO right after September 11th.
Louise Brown tells Anne Strainchamps that the traditional culture of prostitution is related to the performing arts in Pakistan but that it is being replaced by a sex industry.
Singer/songwriter Robert Ellis Orrall talks about his fictional indie rock band, Monkey Bowl.
The President shouldn't rely on his science advisors to explain what a dirty bomb is or why clean coal is important.
Martin Amis talks with Jim Fleming about his new novel, "House of Meetings" and the legacy of Stalin on Russia.
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