Special Programming: Public Affairs

Host Melinda Bernert asks "Are we a nation of bullies? How prevalent is bullying in our schools? And what can we do to change bullying behavior? Her guest is Dan Pearce author of the blog "Single Dad Laughing." He wrote the post "Memoirs of a Bullied Kid."  http://www.d... Read more

On Tuesday October 26, listen to Oil Spill Pilgrims, a half hour special documenting a group of Portlander's trip to the Gulf Coast during the oil spill. We'll hear from group members about their time spent in the gulf, and we'll also hear from some of our Gulf Coast neighb... Read more

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The entire interview with Thaddeus Russell, author of A Renegade History of the U.S., (without pledge breaks) from our Fall 2010 News &  Public Affairs Day special. A Renegade History of the United States by Thaddeus Russell Read more

1pm-2pm on 10/8/2010.  Host Per Fagereng interviews Social critic and commentator James Kunstler whose classic books include "The Geography of Nowhere," "The Long Emergency," "Home from Nowhere," and "The City in Mind." They discuss his new novel "The Witch of Hebron," whic... Read more

Host Michelle Schroeder-Fletcher speaks with Peter Beinart, Associate Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the City University of New York, a Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation, and Senior Political Writer for The Daily Beast. They discuss his new bo... Read more

Host Michelle Schroeder Fletcher speaks with writer Steven Johnson, bestselling author of "Everything Bad Is Good for You." They discuss his new book, "Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation," which looks at what sparks our great ideas?  He also shed... Read more

Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with historian Jill Lepore about her new book, "The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party's Revolution and the Battle over American History." Jill Lepore, Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer, offers a wry and bemused look at American... Read more

Die German Stunde talks about the publication of "Deutschland Schafft Sich Ab"  or Germany Does Away With Itself by Thilo Sarrazin, a (soon-to-be) former central banker. Sarrazin says Jews have a common gene and Muslims are either unwilling or unable to integrate into weste... Read more

Margaret Atwood discusses her latest novel, "The Year of the Flood," just out in trade paperback. She is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. Margaret Atwood is a Canadian author, poet, critic, essayist, feminist and social campaigner. Best known for her work as a novelist, she ... Read more