The Dry Wall
This story was originally broadcast on All Things Considered in 1993. The ground was shifting under my feet back then and I had to figure out what to do. Now it’s shifting again, this time everybody’s...
17 Mar 20200s
Anti-War Stories: Adrienne Kinne and Douglas Peacock
Adrienne Kinne just after basic training in 1994. ...
26 Feb 20200s
Anti-War Stories: Elliott Woods
Elliott Woods as a soldier in Iraq, 2004 Today I have a conversation with Elliott Woods, a veteran who is also a very fine writer....
12 Feb 20200s
Anti-War Stories: Garett Reppenhagen
Garett Reppenhagen in Iraq, 2004 I believe that sometime in the future, sooner or later, people in the United States will admit an...
2 Feb 20200s
Interview in Amsterdam
Last spring I was invited to speak at the Oorzaken Audio Festival in Amsterdam. I remember seeing leaves come out on the trees along the canals and tulips blooming on the bridges. The first night I wa...
17 Jan 20200s
The Wordshaker
His real name is Alissandru Francesco Caldiero, born into the old world on the island of Sicily, he came to the U.S. on a boat when he was nine years old, sailing past the Statue of Liberty. When I fi...
3 Jan 20200s
Re-Play: The Rebel Yell
I’ve been in Armenia teaching a podcasting workshop sponsored by the U.S. State Department. I think it went well, overall, and the students were exceptional. Perhaps I will write about it someday, bu...
20 Des 20190s
Encountering the Other, Part Three
My operating hypothesis is that our cultural divide is a function of our oligarchic government. If a relatively few super-rich people control our wealth and power then it would be in their interest to...
22 Nov 20190s
