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Our show today comes in two parts. First a pre-recorded spot, an interview with noted police critic, Kristian Williams, author of Our Enemies in Bl...
- Added: Dec 01, 2015
- Length: 59:14
For Israelis, especially in recent years, Rabin can take on almost any shape or form. Shai Satran speaks to filmmakers, educators and politicians a...
- Added: Nov 11, 2015
- Length: 09:29
As more writers return awards and honors, cynics ask if this is an outbreak of Award Returnitis
- Added: Oct 12, 2015
- Length: 06:00
Pink Floyd founder and 2015 Newport Folk Festival headliner, Roger Waters, looks back on his solo recordings, reflects on the continued relevance t...
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- Added: Jul 15, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 16
Ridley Scott's Film Exodus seems to be plagued by something not so Biblical.
- Added: Dec 09, 2014
- Length: 05:00
The freedom of speech is a pillar of our democratic process...it’s supposed to welcome all voices. But what happens those voices sow hate, or threa...
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- Added: Oct 14, 2014
- Length: 05:34
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A joint Nobel Peace Prize for Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi – a Pakistani and an Indian. Now if that doesn’t embarrass the two belligerent...
- Added: Oct 14, 2014
- Length: 04:30
We often hear how the rent in San Francisco is some of the priciest in the country, but there are also just not enough places for people to live.
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- Added: May 20, 2014
- Length: 06:56
Is Olympic ski jumping “inappropriate for ladies from a medical point of view” as claimed by an International Olympic Committee member? We’ll hear...
- Added: Mar 12, 2014
- Length: 29:30
The New York Times calls The Lunchbox a Bollywood anomaly - a quiet movie of unexpressed anguish and yearning instead of movies that clutch viewer...
- Added: Feb 24, 2014
- Length: 04:30
What a popular new hand gesture in France can tell us about the line between offensive and racist.
- Added: Feb 05, 2014
- Length: 02:01
What recently discovered personal letters from a senior Nazi can tell us about the uncomfortably familiar face of evil.
- Added: Jan 29, 2014
- Length: 02:01
What the growing gender gap in China can tell us about future threats to an increasingly worried Communist Party leadership in Beijing.
- Added: Jan 22, 2014
- Length: 01:56
What delays in completing preparation in Brazil for the World Cup can tell us about the pros and cons of hosting global sporting events.
- Added: Jan 08, 2014
- Length: 01:58
What the execution of the North Korean supreme leader’s uncle can tell us about the future stability of this isolated, and impoverished, country.
- Added: Dec 18, 2013
- Length: 02:12
What French intervention in Africa this week can tell us about the importance of avoiding failed states and safe havens.
- Added: Dec 11, 2013
- Length: 02:11
What homemaking tips from a female terrorist can tell us about the risks posed by the process of radicalizing the next generation of militants.
- Added: Dec 04, 2013
- Length: 02:12
What Indonesia's snub of Australia over a phone hacking scandal can tell us about the importance in diplomacy of just asking nicely.
- Added: Nov 20, 2013
- Length: 02:16
What the increasingly deperate gestures of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro can tell us about the illusions of oil-financed socialism.
- Added: Nov 13, 2013
- Length: 01:57
What India's latest space mission to Mars can tell us about the difficulties in reconciling the aspirations of the "haves" and the "have nots."
- Added: Nov 06, 2013
- Length: 02:23
What a suicide attack in Tiananmen Square can tell us about the Chinese government's struggle with dissent.
- Added: Oct 30, 2013
- Length: 02:07
What the adoption of Sharia in Brunei can tell us about the importance of modern interpretations of Islamic law.
- Added: Oct 24, 2013
- Length: 02:15
Bill Siegel talks politics, sports, and making history.
- Added: Oct 23, 2013
- Length: 23:17
What the modern-day remnants of the British Empire can tell us about being an effective force for change when the news cameras stop recording.
- Added: Oct 10, 2013
- Length: 02:12
What a shopping mall massacre in Kenya can tell us about the new frontline in the War on Terror.
- Added: Sep 25, 2013
- Length: 02:02
