How exactly does social media allow someone in say, Tunis, to overthrow their government?
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Scott Carrier is a Peabody award winning radio journalist who takes the time to really interview and listen to folks other journalist tend to not take seriously. Like those men in Oregon who are occupying federal land. Anne Strainchamps asked Scott what the men there were like.
Rehman here. This story quite literally hit close to home for me. I grew up just about an hour away from the suburb it takes place in, and until working on this story, I never would have imagined that building a mosque could be so controversial, especially in a place as cosmopolitan as Chicago. Standing under its massive dome, I was struck by the odd realization that a building could simultaneously be a haven and source of community for some, and symbol of fear and hatred for others. Though the story took place more than a decade ago, it seems we’re still wrestling with many of the same questions around religious inclusion and American identity.
NPR religion reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty is a practicing Christian who interviewed mystics, skeptics and a wide range of scientists to see if her faith could really stand up to the latest scientific research.
John Waters recommends the 1968 Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton film, "Boom!"
Elizabeth Samet teaches literature to future Army officers at West Point. She tells Jim Fleming why her class reads Wilfred Owen and Homer, and what lessons they draw from the poetry.
Boz Temple-Morris, the co-founder and Marketing Director of the Enlightened Tobacco Company, tells Steve Paulson the company was all about truth in advertising.
Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker, recommends E.O. Wilson's "The Meaning of Human Existence."
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