Set in the aftermath of Iran’s fraudulent elections of 2009, Zahra’s Paradise is the fictional story of the search for Mehdi, a young protestor who has vanished into an extrajudicial twilight zone.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Andy Ross and Sean Weitner put up on the Internet (at the Flak Magazine website) their audio commentary on David Lynch’s film “Mulholland Drive.” They talk about it with Jim Fleming, and we hear clips of the film and the commentary.
Adharanand Finn had always been a runner. But when he started to train seriously after his child was born, he thought, why not go to Kenya, to run seriously and to try to unlock the secrets of speed.
Alice Dreger tells Jim Fleming that conjoined twins usually see themselves as individuals, but view being joined as a positive thing.
Novelist Ana Menendez talks about her book “Loving Che.” She reads a passage and they discuss the real Che Guevara and his impact on Latin America.
Doug Gordon profiles Anne Beatts, one of the original writers for the groundbreaking late night comedy series "Saturday Night Live".
Chronic homelessness can seem like an intractable problem in America, but there's a new experiment going on across the country that's offering a bold new solution. The answer? Give people homes without any preconditions attached. It's called Housing First, and it's changing the way social workers think about homelesness.
Alan Doyle is the lead singer of the band Great Big Sea. He stopped by our studios to talk about the ins and outs of his first solo album, "Boy on Bridge."
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