Robert Baer, CIA agent turned novelist is also a film-maker. His documentary is called "The Cult of the Suicide Bomber" and it's scarier than anything Hollywood is producing.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Lorrie Moore responds to Hillary Clinton as a cultural symbol and public personality.
Mawi Asgedom fled the civil war in Ethiopia and spent part of his childhood in a refugee camp in Sudan, but ended up giving the commencement address at his Harvard graduation.
The French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, was presented with a Freedom on Expression award from the PEN American Center this week. Six high-profile writers boycotted the awards ceremony at PEN's big annual gala. Hundreds more protested, while others gave the magazine's editors a standing ovation. The chariman of the PEN World Voices Festival is Colm Toibin, the celebrated Irish novelist. Toibin shares his thoughs on the controversy.
Pullman speaks with Steve Paulson about the fictional world he's created.
John Hodgeman has written an almanac called "The Areas of My Expertise." It's comprised entirely of fake facts.
MP3 formatting compresses audio so that the file becomes 75 to 95 percent smaller. But what are we missing?
Karen Armstrong talks with Anne Strainchamps about her tangled path back to God after leaving the convent.
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