RTÉ - Highway 101

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Bob Baer - 7th July 2007 Bob Baer's life as a CIA operative has been made into the film Syriana, starring George Clooney. He joined the CIA in the 1970s, when, straight out of university, being a member of the organisation meant you assumed different identities, infiltrated terrorist groups and loosened the tongues of informers - all in the name of keeping America safe. He attempted - and failed - to involve the Clinton administration in a plot to overthrow Saddam Hussain and eventually left the CIA disillusioned and discouraged. He talks to Myles about his life inside the CIA and how Ireland is a haven for those who need top-secret information.

Highway 101 - journalist Lowell Bergman, whose life was featured in the film The Insider, talks about standing up to the tobacco industry

Highway 101 - Robert Reich was in Clinton's cabinet. He talks of the 'right-wing conspiracy', his early life and why he really left politics

Highway 101 - Berkley restaurateur Alice Waters talks to Myles about the politics of food and running Chez Panisse

Highway 101 - political activist and 60s firebrand, Tom Hayden talks about the civil rights movement and ex-wife Jane Fonda

Highway 101 - Dan Cassidy - linguist, academic and musican talks about his life and how Irish has influenced American slang

Highway 101 - Madonna Thunderhawk talks about her life as a Native American and the stuggle to gain civil rights

Highway 101 - Inez Fung is an eminent environmentalist who has been studying global warming

Highway 101 - Amy Tan is a best-selling author who talks about her life, her mother and featuring in The Simpsons