Wall Street Journal contributor Peter Funt discusses the state of comedy and satire in the U.S. and the future of AM Radio.

Real Fiction re-airs a conversation with Azar Nafisi during Women's History Month. Her most recent book READING DANGEROUSLY: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times. (With expanded content for the KXCV and podcast audience)

First Lady of Iceland discusses her book "Secrets of the Sprakkar-Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World"

Author and Journalist Rebecca Boggs Roberts discusses her new book UNTOLD POWER-The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson.

A climate journalist learns she will inherit potentially valuable mineral rights in North Dakota's Bakken oil fields.

Journalist Erika Bolstad discusses her new book WINDFALL.

Professor Emerita of Linguistics (American University) Dr. Naomi S. Baron discusses the implications for ChatGPT in educational settings. Dr. Baron encourages us to think about what it means to create a writing assignment as AI Technology becomes more widely available.

Author Pico Iyer discusses his book "The Half-Known Life"

French journalists Laurent Richard and Sandrine Rigaud discuss their new book PEGASUS, a detailed account of the global investigation -"The Pegasus Project" which exposed how democratic governments have used Israel-based NSO software to spy on journalists and private citizens.

Drawing from Peace Corps experiences in Kazakhstan, Fearnside looks at water resources from a local and global perspective. Urgent and poetic.

"In Ships in the Desert, Jeff Fearnside has written world-class essays. They bring to mind Octavio Paz and Ruszard Kapuściński" - Lori Messing McGarry (Real Fiction Radio)

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Acclaimed novelist Louisa Treger discusses her latest novel MADWOMAN, an account of trailblazing American journalist Nellie Bly.