Dave Davies appears in the following:
In 'Tastes Like War,' a daughter reckons with her mother's schizophrenia
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Cho was a teenager when her mother began to exhibit signs of mental illness. Later, as an adult, she learned more about the trauma her mom experienced, both during and after the Korean War.
'Flying Blind' author says Boeing put profit ahead of safety with the 737 MAX
Monday, November 29, 2021
The 737 MAX was grounded in 2019 after two deadly crashes exposed flaws pilots hadn't been told about. Journalist Peter Robison says Boeing cut costs and co-opted regulators in designing the craft.
For Stanley Tucci, food is like religion — and cancer almost took it away
Friday, November 26, 2021
Tucci has always connected to his roots through food, so he was devastated when cancer treatment put him on a feeding tube. He's now cancer-free, with a new memoir. Originally broadcast Oct. 5, 2021.
Former gun industry insider explains why he left to fight for the other side
Monday, November 22, 2021
Gunfight author Ryan Busse was once a rising star in the gun industry. But he became disillusioned after Columbine when, he says, the NRA began to use "fear and conspiracy and hatred" to boost sales.
Don't get dragged! Iditarod musher shares tales from the trail
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Blair Braverman says if she lets go of the sled, the dogs will race on without her. The question, she says, is not how to get sled dogs to go. Rather, it's how do you get them to stop?
'Storm Lake' documentary depicts the triumph and struggle of a local newspaper
Friday, November 12, 2021
Journalist Art Cullen discusses the battle to keep print news alive in small-town America. Cullen runs Iowa's Storm Lake Times, along with his brother. Originally broadcast Sept. 16, 2021.
'Justice on the Brink' author considers the impact of Trump's 3 Supreme Court picks
Tuesday, November 09, 2021
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse says the new Court has given conservatives less than they'd hoped for, though critical cases on abortion and other issues are still pending.
How Gary Shteyngart's pandemic pod inspired a novel about friendship
Tuesday, November 02, 2021
Our Country Friends is about the trysts and betrayals that occur within a group of friends during the pandemic. It's an exaggerated version of Shteyngart's own COVID experience.
How the Attica prison uprising started — and why it still resonates today
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
A new documentary goes behind the walls of the deadly 1971 uprising. Attica filmmaker Stanley Nelson and former prisoner Arthur Harrison reflect on the five-day revolt, and its lasting legacy.
Tubist Richard Antoine White shares his unlikely path to the stage 'I'm Possible'
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
White spent his early childhood in poverty in Baltimore, at times sleeping in abandoned houses. He's now principal tubist in the Santa Fe Symphony and the New Mexico Philharmonic.
Documentary follows the divers who risked it all in the Thailand cave rescue
Monday, October 11, 2021
The Rescue follows the 18-day effort to rescue 12 boys and their coach from an underwater cave. Filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin recount the harrowing mission with diver Rick Stanton.
For Stanley Tucci, food is like religion — and cancer almost took it away
Tuesday, October 05, 2021
Tucci's entire world, since childhood, has revolved around food. He was devastated when treatment for cancer put him on a feeding tube for six months. Now cancer-free, he has a new memoir, Taste.
'The Contrarian' Profiles Peter Thiel, PayPal Co-Founder And Political Provocateur
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Max Chafkin talks about the tech billionaire who broke with most of Silicon Valley in backing Trump. Thiel also secretly funded the lawsuit that bankrupted Gawker.
'Storm Lake' Documentary Depicts The Triumph And Struggle Of A Local Newspaper
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Art Cullen discusses the battle to keep print news alive in small-town America. Cullen runs Iowa's Storm Lake Times, along with his brother, the paper's publisher.
Monkey Thieves, Drunk Elephants — Mary Roach Reveals A Weird World Of Animal 'Crime'
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Roach researched animal misbehaviors for her new book, Fuzz. Though animals are all but charged with crimes when they run afoul of human values, she learns, they often have the last laugh.
Biographer Traces Osama Bin Laden's 'Rise And Fall'
Friday, September 10, 2021
Journalist Peter Bergen talks about bin Laden's path to mass murder and reflects on the consequences of the recent U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Originally broadcast Aug. 4, 2021.
Journalist: Eddie Gallagher Case Reveals A 'War For The Soul Of The Navy SEALs'
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Gallagher was court martialed for shooting at civilians from a sniper's post and murdering a defenseless captive in Iraq. New York Times correspondent David Philipps chronicles the case in Alpha.
Journalist Says Americans Are 'All Complicit' In The Situation In Afghanistan
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Afghanistan deserved better, says New Yorker staff writer Steve Coll. "We're a democracy," he says. "We decided to go over there and do this — and look what we've got."
This Book Introduces You To The People Doing Your 'Dirty Work'
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Author Eyal Press calls them "jobs of last resort" — slaughtering animals, working in prisons, engaging in remote drone combat. Society needs them but doesn't want to talk about them.
Tennis Legend Billie Jean King Puts It 'All In' Her New Autobiography
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
The book covers King's Grand Slam and Wimbledon championships, the "Battle of the Sexes," her activism for women's and LGBTQ rights, as well as some joyous and painful chapters in her personal life.