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Bob Edwards Weekend

Each week, celebrated host Bob Edwards talks with the most fascinating entertainers, newsmakers, writers, and regular folks who have a story to tell.

Isabel Allende on writing, Haiti and the legacy of slavery

Arts, Culture & Media

Allende returns to the world of historical fiction with “Island Beneath the Sea,” the story of a slave girl in 19th Century Haiti.

‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’

Arts, Culture & Media

Silicon Sweatshops

Environment

The education reform debate

Global Politics

Science in fiction and nonfiction

Arts, Culture & Media
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Against the Odds: Rwanda

“Newsweek” columnist Ellis Cose documents how Rwandan survivors have dedicated their lives to helping themselves and their nation.

The history of women writers

Arts, Culture & Media

Elaine Showalter’s latest book covers famous and obscure authors from 1650 to 2000 — in this interview, she talks about the history of American women writers.

The problem with sewage

Health & Medicine

Inadequate sanitation kills more people in developing nations than AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria.

The Family Leave Medical Act

Business, Economics and Jobs

The Family Medical Leave Act protects the rights of workers, but many opt not to take it because they cannot afford to.

Thirteen books that changed America

Arts, Culture & Media

Writer and book critic Jay Parini scanned American bookshelves and identified the seminal works in the birth and growth of the nation.

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