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About one third of Californians today are Latino and immigration from Mexico may soon put them in the majority. Victor Davis Hanson, a fifth-generation Californian farmer and historia... (episode)
Every day thousands of Iranians tune in by sattelite to Farsi-language talk shows produced by Iranian exile groups based in Los Angeles. The exiles believe that the country is ripe fo... (episode)
Author Peter Pringle recently set out to find out if, now it's begun, the biotech revolution could or should be stopped. Humans have been playing with the genes of corn, tomatoes, and... (episode)
As in the case of the word "nurse", if a "muse" is a man, there's a strong impulse to put the word "male" in front. Muses of the stronger sex aren't nearly as famous as their female c... (episode)
Though children's literature is seldom given much respect, reputable "adult" novelists like Michael Chabon, Toni Morrison, and Clive Barker have all recently written for kids. Carl Hi... (episode)
Spelling bees have recently undergone a renaissance, first with the publication of Myla Goldberg's Bee Season, and now with the unexpected success of the documentary Spellbound. The f... (episode)
Harry and Sally from the film "When Harry met Sally" are made up characters who never existed, but Katz's Deli, where their romance blossomed, is very real. It's just one of the place... (episode)
Filmmaker Ken Burns reflects on New York firsts: the opening of the world's longest suspension bridge between the City of New York and what was the nation's fastest-growing city, Broo... (episode)
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is an accomplished lawyer, first lady, Senator, and now author. Her Living History treads gingerly over controversies like the White House Travel Office... (episode)
From the stench of the gutters to the pinnacles of Manhattan's skyscrapers, New York has something to inspire every poet great and amateur. Today WNYC poet-in-residence Philip Levine ... (episode)