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- Georgia, Ossetia and Russia
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Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:30:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)The countries are separated by a wide cultural divide, which has had a major impact on the current political situation. Host Jonathan Kirsch discusses their differences with political scientist Ronald Steel of USC, historian Peter Kenez of UC Santa Cruz and Eugene Levin of Los Angeles-based Russian-language media group Panorama.
- The Black List (0mb)
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:31:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)KCRW's Elvis Mitchell and photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders have produced a critically acclaimed documentary called The Black List, that profiles prominent African-Americans. It's spawned a companion book and an art exhibition.
- Sam Zell's LA Times Deal from Hell (0mb)
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:07:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)It's been a period of vast upheaval at the Los Angeles Times under Sam Zell's ownership. How exactly did he manage to use the employees' pension fund as collateral? How secure are the futures of Times employees?
- The Decline of Foreign News Coverage (0mb)
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:49:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)International coverage is on the decline on American TV network-news broadcasts and in newspapers across the country. Will Lewis talks with correspondents and others about this state of affairs.
- RED, Rhapsody and Digital Music (0mb)
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:55:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)Celia Hirschman, host of KCRW's On the Beat, talks about the future of the music business as it expands into the digital music universe with Don Mackinnon, director of the RED Campaign, and Tim Quirk of Rhapsody.
- Architecture, Education and Money (0mb)
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:59:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)As money pours in for building projects at museums and colleges, is there money for the art to fill the galleries and the educational needs of students?
- Right Is Wrong: Shearer and Huffington (0mb)
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:36:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)KCRW's resident satirist and host of Le Show, Harry Shearer, talks with Arianna Huffington about her new book, Right Is Wrong. They get off some pretty funny lines – and some serious political discussion, too. Not to be missed!
- Who Owns Antiquities? (0mb)
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:31:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)In his new book, Who Owns Antiquity: Museums and the Battle over Our Ancient Heritage, James Cuno, Director of the Chicago Art Institute, argues that the treasures of antiquity belong to all of civilization...
- The Post-American World (0mb)
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:07:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)In his new book, The Post-American World, Fareed Zakaria argues that the "rise of the rest" is the great story of our time.
- The Pornography of Power (0mb)
Tue, 27 May 2008 11:29:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)Robert Scheer talks about his latest book, The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America with host Steven Ross, Professor of History at USC.
- The Bin Ladens (0mb)
Tue, 13 May 2008 12:06:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)The rise of the Bin Laden family is one of the great stories of the 20th century, and its repercussions have already marked the 21st. It's also a story that has never fully been told till now: Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Coll talks with Will Lewis about his new book, The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century.
- Britweek 2008 (0mb)
Tue, 06 May 2008 12:20:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)KCRW has its own group of Brits (Nic Harcourt, Music Director; Frances Anderton, DnA: Design and Architecture). We celebrate the advent of BritWeek 2008 by discussing the UK's influence on US culture, with Frances on architecture; Nic on music; author Simon Doonan, Barney's New York Creative Director, on fashion; and Gary Dartnall, former chair of BAFTA, on film. Ruth Seymour hosts.
- The Race Issue, Part II (0mb)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:10:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)Controversial comments by Barack Obama's pastor have created a giant news storm. Join Ruth Seymour for Part II of a conversation about race in America with civil rights leader, Reverend James Lawson; NPR's Juan Williams; and USC historian Robin D.G. Kelley.
- Race and the Black Church in America, Part I (0mb)
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:03:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)Barack Obama's speech was supposed to calm the waters concerning controversial comments by his Pastor, It generated more headlines instead. Ruth Seymour joins Reverend James Lawson, Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy and USC Professor Robin D.G. Kelley for a conversation about race. (Part 1 of 2: Part II will air next week at this time.)
- Fake Memoirs (0mb)
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:58:00 EDT Author: podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW Podmaster)The Literary Liars Club recently expanded its roster. The latest scandal involves a suburban white woman writing as a half-white, half-Indian inner-city gangbanger. Why is there such a proliferation of fake memoirs? Why not just sell an imaginary story as fiction?
