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Poetry of the Taliban - Extended Interview

Friday, May 25, 2012 | Categories: Books, Day 6 Blog, Foreign, Full Interview, Web Only |

Click here for an extended chat with Felix Kuehn, one of the editors of Poetry of the Taliban....

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Full Interview: Elisabeth Badinter on The Conflict

Friday, May 11, 2012 | Categories: Audio, Books, Day 6 Blog, Full Interview |

In her new book called The Conflict: How Modern Motherhood Undermines the Status of Women, French writer Elisabeth Badinter argues that a new set of...

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Full Interview: Elisabeth Badinter (in French)

Friday, May 11, 2012 | Categories: Audio, Books, Day 6 Blog, Full Interview |

As promised, here's the full interview with Elisabeth Badinter as it was originally recorded. Brent speaks to her in English, and she responds in French. ...

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The Many Meanings of Where The Wild Things Are

Friday, May 11, 2012 | Categories: Audio, Books, Day 6 Blog |

Day 6 pays tribute to the late Maurice Sendak with this look at the multitudes of meaning packed into  Where The Wild Things Are. Prof....

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"I Am the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and Other Bogus Books

Thursday, May 3, 2012 | Categories: Books, Day 6 Blog |

"Thirty-Five Shades of Grey" by J. D. Lyte is just one of the knockoffs that Stephen Gandel came across when investigating bogus books sold...

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Sci-Fi in China

Friday, April 13, 2012 | Categories: Arts, Audio, Books, Day 6 Blog |

Last spring, China cracked down on TV storylines that included "fantasy, time-travel and bizarre plots." But that didn't stop science fiction writers. In fact, Chinese science fiction...

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Which Wine Pairs Best with Tina Turner?

Monday, April 9, 2012 | Categories: Books, Day 6 Blog, Food |

On Saturday's program, you heard Barb Stuckey speak with Brent about how sound can affect the way you taste your food (find the full interview... Read More »

Episode 72 - F-35 SNAFU

Friday, April 6, 2012 | Categories: Books, Comedy, Day 6 Blog, Episodes, Foreign, Interview, Movies, Music, Politics, Promote |

  Problem Procurement The Sound of Delicious Bond's Booze Pain at the Pumps Titanic in 3D William Gibson's Music Weather Warnings Do Sanctions Work?... Read More »

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The Sound of Taste

Friday, April 6, 2012 | Categories: Audio, Books, Contest, Day 6 Blog, Giveaway, Interview, Promote |

Of your five senses, which do you treasure most when eating.  After "taste", that is.  You probably realize that all five of your senses and... Read More »

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William Gibson on Elvis, Sonic Youth, and the Infinite Digital Now

Friday, April 6, 2012 | Categories: Arts, Audio, Books, Day 6 Blog, Interview, Music, Promote |

William Gibson is the author of novels like Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Pattern Recognition, and Zero History. References to rock bands and pop songs...

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