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Special Guest: Pico Iyer

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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 […]

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Pico Iyer: Outside Man

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The Dalai Lama and Me

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On ‘Studio 360,’ Kurt Andersen talks to author Pico Lyer about his new book about the Dalai Lama.

Armchair Traveller: Pico Iyer Takes Us to Asia Through Books

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with writer Pico Iyer about four books he recommends that will take listeners to Asia. His latest book is ‘The Man Within My Head.’

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Pico Iyer’s Fascination with Graham Greene

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For 25 years, the writer Pico Iyer has felt an almost mystical connection to Greene, whom he never met. He chronicles that obsession in The Man Within My Head.

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Pico Iyer: Outside Man

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Travel writer Pico Iyer has lived in Japan for 20 years. And while he knows the locals still see him as an outsider, he told Kurt that this status helps him pay attention to his surroundings.

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