Emily Bazelon is one of the hosts of Slate's Political Gabfest podcast, which has been out since 2005. She talks with Rehman Tungekar about how the Gabfest got started, how they prepare for an episode, and why it's so popular.
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Karl Marlantes is a decorated U.S. Marine who was awarded two Purple Hearts for his service in Vietnam. He's also spent the last 40 years coping with the trauma of what he experienced in Vietnam. He says combat requires soldiers to overcome their natural aversion to killing.
Novelist Jacqueline Mitchard was one of the judges for the 2002 National Book Awards. She talks about the experience.
Inocente grew up in San Diego. She loves art and is an accomplished painter. She’s also lived most of her life here as an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. She was the subject of a film that won an Oscar last year. It’s called simply – Inocente.
Isabel Allende talks about what happened on September 11, 1973, when a military coup in Chile overthrew her uncle, Salvador Allende.
Ian Ferguson is the co-author (with his brother Will) of “Why I Hate Canadians,” and now, “How To Be A Canadian.” He tells Anne Strainchamps that Canadians are passive-aggressive, not polite and that they hate Americans for not knowing or caring about Canada.
If the sea has a voice, how can we learn to hear it? James MacManus chews on that question in his first novel, “The Language of the Sea.”
Jack Vitek tells Anne Strainchamps that Generoso Pope was inspired by people's fascination with the gruesome.
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