Covering Global Transformation
April 27, 2016This hour, we’ll talk to Andrew Solomon about “Far and Away: Reporting from the Brink of Change – Seven Continents, Twenty-Five Years.”
This hour, we’ll talk to Andrew Solomon about “Far and Away: Reporting from the Brink of Change – Seven Continents, Twenty-Five Years.”
This hour, we’ll talk about how a lack of plans allowed room for a relationship to blossom, the subject of Clara Bensen’s new memoir, “No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering”
This hour, we’ll talk with Paul Theroux about his first foray into exploring the continental U.S. His latest book is called “Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads.”
We’ll talk this hour about elusive corners of the globe with Alastair Bonnett, who writes about them in “Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies.”
We’ll talk this hour about the demise of America’s railroads – and if they will ever make a comeback – with Kevin Baker, who writes about the lost glory of train travel in the July issue of Harper’s.
This hour, we’ll talk to sitcom writer Kristin Newman about “What I was Doing While You Were Breeding,” her memoir about her early-adulthood travels.
We’ll talk this hour about budget-friendly travel, emerging destinations and places you can visit on a whim with Pauline Frommer, Editorial Director of Frommer’s guidebooks.
As the world moves faster and faster, what can be learned from slowing down? We’ll spend this hour with writer and traveler Pico Iyer who’s in town to discuss his life, his observations and his friendship with the Dalai Lama.