Culture
Fifteen years after her Nobel, Toni Morrison continues to inspire
Fifteen years ago this month, the novelist Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize for literature, the second American woman and the first black American to do so. On this anniversary, we should once again celebrate her accomplishments.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A 2007 interview with the novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. We discussed her book, "Half of a Yellow Sun." She just won a MacArthur genius award.
George Takei
A 2006 interview with George Takei, Star Trek's Mr. Sulu, who works with the Human Rights Campaign to combat the rightwing's push against gay marriage.
Grace Paley
A 2007 interview with Grace Paley, the great American short story writer, poet and political activist.
Phil Donahue
My guest this week is legendary talk show host Phil Donahue, who is the co-director of the powerful film "Body of War."
Mourning Sickness*
*This is a Palin-free space. After the Republican White Party, I thought we could all use a break. And I am sure this nausea will pass soon.
Susan Faludi
An interview from 2007 with Susan Faludi, author, most famously, of "Backlash," and of, “The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America.”
Ani DiFranco
A 2006 interview with feminist folksinger Ani DiFranco. We talked about resurgent patriarchy, and about her album, "Reprieve."
Susan Quinn
My guest this week is Susan Quinn, who has just finished a new and fascinating book on the WPA’s Federal Theater Project of the mid to late 30s entitled Furious Improvisation.
Let us observe the centennial of novelist Richard Wright
Richard Wright would have been 100 years old on Sept. 4. This great black writer not only helped change the face of American fiction, but he also helped pull the curtain down on Jim Crow.
Will Durst Interview
My guest this week is the political comic and Progressive columnist Will Durst, author of "The All-American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing."
Marjane Satrapi
A 2005 interview with Marjane Satrapi, an Iranian-born graphic novelist. She is the author of "Persepolis," about growing up during the Iranian revolution. Her work, "Embroideries," deals with women and sexuality in Iran. We spoke about both books, and about her views on George Bush.
Ha Jin
A 2005 interview with Ha Jin, whose novel, "War Trash," won the Pen/Faulkner Award. I spoke with him about this novel about the Korean War, and about how he became a writer.
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