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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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His first visit to an immigrant detention center in Texas pushed the issue of family separation to the top of the national debate. The only senator to endorse Bernie Sanders in 2016. Jeff Merkley speaks! Plus: another view of the on-going protests in Hong Kong. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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On today’s Talkies. Guest host Max Pringle spoke with Daniel Guiet. He’s the co-author of “Scholars of Mayhem: My Father’s Secret War in Nazi-Occupied France.” The book tells the story of Jean Claude Guiet, a French-American spy in WWII Europe.

Then T.R. Reid joins us to talk about health care reform and how the rest of the world could provide examples for the U.S. to follow.

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On today’s Talkies. Guest host Max Pringle speaks with Human Rights Watch China Director Sophie Richardson about the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong and the plight of the oppressed Uighur Muslim population.

Host Kris Welch sat down with Yoga instructor Amelia Barili recently. They discussed Barili’s Yoga seminar titled: “Letting Go of Anxiety, Fear and Depression.”

A John Steinbeck story that hasn’t seen the light of day since 1954, and has never been published before in English, is in the latest issue of the Strand Magazine. Max Pringle speaks with Strand editor Andrew Gulli about the story titled “the Amiable Fleas.”

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On today’s Talkies guest host Max Pringle speaks with journalist Zahra Hankir about the collection of essays she edited titled “Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World.” The essays shine a light on this often misunderstood region of the world from the point of view of the women who cover it.

In the second half of the show, host Kris Welch speaks with author Bruce Conforth about “Up Jumped the Devil: the Real Life of Robert Johnson.” This new biography of the legendary Delta bluesman goes behind the legend and mystery surrounding his short but impactful life and helps the reader understand the man behind the myth.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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