Helen Benedict spent 3 years interviewing women soldiers in Iraq. She was one of the first people to document the appallingly high rate of sexual assault American women soldiers were experiencing, from their fellow American soldiers. Now she's written a novel, called Sand Queen, based on those interviews.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Susan Faludi is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. She's the author of the feminist classic, "Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women," and a book about American manhood called "Stiffed." Now she's back with her most personal story -- about her struggle to deal with her father's unexpected revelation.
Haggai Matar is an eighteen year old Israeli “refusenik.” He tells Steve Paulson why he’ll go to prison rather than serve in the Israeli army in the Occupied Territories.
Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez commanded Coalition Forces during the capture of Saddam Hussein, the revelation about Abu Ghraib and on April 6, 2004.
Silence is disappearing in our world. This one of the world's leading audio ecologists brought lots of interesting sonic examples for us to hear.
Jim Fleming talks with Harvey Pekar about "American Splendor" and his friendship with Robert Crumb.
What's behind the popularity of historical fantasy? George R. R. Martin, father of "Game of Thrones" has a theory.
How does what you believe affect how you die? Watch as a historian, a psychologist and a sociologist talk about how people around the world confront their mortality.
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