If you really want to know how to disappear, you might want to talk to the U.S. Marshall Service, which runs the Federal Witness Protection Program.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
Audio
When Kevin Miyazaki was a child, there was something his family rarely discussed . His father’s family was interned in American camps during World War II. Now let’s not mince words here. His father’s family is Japanese and lived in Takoma, Washington. But after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Japanese-Americans were rounded up and put into concentration camps. Kevin went on to be a successful fine arts photographer. But one day his family’s past merged with his art.
Kevin's work is on view as a part of the 2013 Wisconsin Triennial at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Click here to see the photos he discussed in the interview and to read his catalogue "Guide to Modern Camp Homes: 10 New Models and Plans for Persons of Japanese Ancestry."
Brian Turner was an average young American who volunteered for military service in Iraq. At night he wrote poetry by flashlight. When his tour ended, he collected his poems into a book called "Here, Bullet." This one is called "A Night in Blue."
Gay Talese writes literary journalism. He's a master of in-depth profiles, telling his story through detailed scenes.
Glenn Kay talks to Jim Fleming about some of the 300 zombie films he has seen, rated, and reviewed.
Historian Harold Schechter tells Anne Strainchamps that violence has always been an important part of popular entertainment and our ancestors enjoyed truly grisly spectacles.
George Packer is a staff writer for the New Yorker and author of “The Assassins’ Gate.” He’s just back from his fifth trip to Iraq...
Greil Marcus tells Steve Paulson that self-invention has been a part of American nationhood since Puritan times.
Pages
