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In the new film The Reluctant Fundamentalist, the Pakistani-British actor Ri...
Riz Ahmed: Shifting Across Identities & Roles
Both as the lead character in the film The Reluctant Fundamentalist and in his life outside the cinema, British actor Riz Ahmed navigates many identities.
Boston Investigation Unpacks Brothers' Pre-Bombing Moves
Host Scott Simon talks to NPR counterterrorism correspondent Dina Temple-Raston about the latest in the investigation into April's Boston Marathon bombing.
The Ever-Changing Pace Of Obsolescence
This week, an Apple fan blog leaked word that the company will declare its first-generation iPhone "obsolete," just six years after it was introduced. Host Scott Simon contrasts that with the world's longest known ongoing experiment in a bell jar in an Australian lab.
An Unexpected Festival Paints A Different Version Of Kabul
In a land where music was once banned, the Sound Central alternative arts and music festival is in its third year of showcasing the growing cultural scene in Afghanistan. Several thousand Afghans are attending this year's festival featuring live music, poetry, short films, painting and skateboarding.
U.S.-Mexico Relations Complicated, Conditioned By Drug War
Host Scott Simon speaks with David Shirk about U.S.-Mexico cooperation in the drug war. Shirk is an associate professor of political science at the University of San Diego and recently finished his tenure as director of the Trans-Border Institute at USD. He is also the author of The Drug War in Mexico: Confronting a Shared Threat.
Fewer Jobs, Persistent Racial Disparity
Scott Simon talks with New School Economics Professor Darrick Hamilton about the long-standing racial disparities in the unemployment figures.