We’ll talk this hour about the demise of America’s railroads – and if they will ever make a comeback – with Kevin Baker, who writes about the lost glory of train travel in the July issue of Harper’s.
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Something Smells Fishy
More than 90 percent of the seafood Americans eat is imported. We’ll talk this hour about why a nation bordered by two oceans gets its fish from other countries with the author of “American Catch.”
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Glenn Ligon's AMERICA
Where do we find the pivotal cultural moments in American history and how might an artist’s distillation of those experiences enhance our identity as Americans?
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