Writing About War
February 25, 2015This hour, we’ll talk with author Elliot Ackerman about how his five tours of duty in the Middle East influenced his debut novel, “Green on Blue,” which is set in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan.
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Some Gave All
November 11, 2014On this Veterans Day, we’ll tour Arlington National Cemetery with Robert Poole. His new book is Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery: Where War Comes Home.
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A Moment Of Peace In The Middle East
October 7, 2014This hour, we’ll talk to Lawrence Wright about his book Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David (Knopf), which explores how peace in the Middle East was found during the 1978 meeting.
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Girls Will Be Boys
September 29, 2014This hour, we’ll explore the phenomenon of Afghan parents dressing their girls as boys with the author of The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan.
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Our Future in Afghanistan
August 10, 2011What is the future outlook for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan?
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Remembering Pat Tillman
May 30, 2011From the Archive: What would motivate a super-star athlete to leave his career and join the military? We explored the admirable honor of Pat Tillman last August with acclaimed writer Jon Krakauer who covered Tillman’s life and the U.S. Military and Bush Administration cover-up of the truth about his death in the book “Where Men […]
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Revisiting the War in Afghanistan
May 30, 2011From the Archive: Sebastian Junger’s 2010 book, “War” (Twelve Books, 2010) and co-produced and directed documentary RESTREPO took on new meaning last month when his partner, filmmaker, photographer and journalist Tim Hetherington was killed covering the fighting in Libya. We’ll revisit our June 2010 conversation with Sebastian Junger this hour in memory of Tim Hetherington […]
