Writer George Saunders discusses his newest collection of short stories – many with dystopian themes – and his process for writing them.
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How The U.S. Broke Central America
Aviva Chomsky, professor of history and the coordinator of Latin American Studies at Salem State University, joins us to talk about hundreds of years of colonization and displacement, and why stabilizing the region will take more than just economic aid.
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A Conversation With Bassem Youssef
Bassem Youssef joins us to talk about taking a satirical approach to the very serious situation in the Middle East.
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The Russian Revolution
Russian historians Daniel Orlovsky and Boris Kolonitsky join us to talk about how the Russian Revolution of 1917 brought about the Soviet Union and eventually the Russia of today.
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