Patricia Goldstone talks about how global tourism intended to boost local economies can fuel local prejudice and frustration.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Robert W. Fuller says “rankism” is a form of discrimination based on the abuse of rank and that it runs rampant throughout our society.
Maude Barlow is the co-author (with Tony Clark) of “Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Theft of the World’s Water.” She tells Jim Fleming that corporations are taking over the world’s water, often with the assistance of governments who privatize municipal water systems.
Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin is obsessed with lost masterpieces of early cinema. He tells Steve Paulson he feels haunted - by the ghosts of early film history, and by the ghosts of his own family's past.
You can also hear our extended interview with Maddin.
Pauline Chen talks with Jim Fleming about her medical training and how ill prepared it left her for dealing with issues like grieving families.
Jane Yolen likes to re-invent the stories about King Arthur. In her version, it’s Guinevere who first pulls the sword from the stone!
Mucha Lucha is a Warner Brothers cartoon based on the Mexican tradition of masked wrestlers. The cartoon is the brainchild of an Australian and a Chinese.
Historian Rebecca Spang tells Judith Strasser that "restaurant" originally meant a cup of broth and explains how it evolved into the culinary paradise we know today.
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