Special Guest: Pico Iyer
Kurt Andersen talks to Pico Iyer about airports from Hong Kong to Los Angeles to Easter Island.
Pico Iyer is one of the most compelling authors on travel and global cultures. He edited the 2004 Best American Travel Writing, and his books include Video Night in Kathmandu, Abandon, and Sun After Dark: Flights into the Foreign. He lives in suburban Japan.
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