Hsi-Chang Lin

Associate Producer

Hsi-Chang Lin appears in the following:

Is Obama Abandoning the Public Option?

Monday, August 17, 2009

Over the weekend, representatives of the Obama administration started signaling that various aspects of proposals to reform health care may be more negotiable than previously expected...

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Les Paul: Remembering a Guitar Hero

Friday, August 14, 2009

Les Paul, the man known as "the father of the electric guitar,” passed away yesterday at the age of 94. Paul was inducted in to the Inventors Hall of Fame in 2005 for the innovation...

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In the Game: Vick, PGA

Friday, August 14, 2009

On Wednesday this week, we speculated on what would happen next in the career of former NFL star-turned-rehabilitated-felon, Michael Vick. Coincidentally, on Thursday his next step...

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Les Paul's Lasting Legacy

Friday, August 14, 2009

For many musicians, Les Paul 's name is synonymous with electric guitars and modern studio techniques. We talk to Nels Cline, lead guitarist for the band Wilco about the impact Paul h...

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Old Wounds: 1988 Lockerbie Bomber May Be Released

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi was convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, and sentenced to life in prison in a Scottish jail. Now suffering from termin...

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The State of the Debate in Health Care

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Representative Eric Massa (D-NY) has held 40 town hall-style meetings in New York's 29th congressional district about health care reform, speaking to constituents all across southwest...

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Twitter Goes to the Opera

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The folks at the Royal Opera House in London are trying to bring opera to the masses. And they are using very tech savvy means: they're letting any and everybody in the Twitter-sphere...

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Michael Vick: Out of the Dog Pound?

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Michael Vick is out of jail but, he’s also out of work. At least for the time being. After filing for bankruptcy and spending the last two years in prison for operating an unlawful in...

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Communicating by Touch

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Researchers at DePauw University in Indiana say we’re able to communicate a whole range of emotions with amazing accuracy through the simple act of touching. Tiffany Field, director o...

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Automaker Bids on Ebay

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

General Motors is trying something new: it's letting consumers buy new cars on the auction site eBay. Will it work? Approximately three million used cars have been sold online in the...

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John Hughes: The Director Who Captured a Generation

Friday, August 07, 2009

Yesterday, while on a morning walk in New York City, the acclaimed film director John Hughes, creator of those classic 80's teen angst movies, died after suffering a heart attack. Few...

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Twitter Attacked!

Friday, August 07, 2009

If you couldn't get into your Twitter account yesterday, you weren't alone. A massive denial-of-service attack by unknown hackers knocked out the popular micro-blogging site for some ...

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Is a Vote Against Sotomayor Politically Risky?

Thursday, August 06, 2009

The full Senate is scheduled to vote on the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court this evening. Her confirmation is pretty much a foregone conclusion, but it...

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Iranian Paranoia: Is It Justified?

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Earlier this summer, protests spilled onto the streets of Tehran in the days following Iran's June 12 presidential elections. At the time, some voices inside Iran's halls of power all...

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Rocky Start for Ahmadinejad's Second Term

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was officially inaugurated to his second term as President of Iran today under a dark cloud of voter irregularity and popular dissent. And that dissent is going al...

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Health Care Reform Leaves the Hill

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

On Capitol Hill and across the nation, the debate over the future of American health care rages on. It’s President Obama against the Republicans; the Blue Dogs versus the progressive ...

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Africa: Hillary Clinton's Seven-Nation Tour

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins her seven-country tour of the African continent tomorrow. Will this trip signal a new day for U.S. foreign policy or will it be an extended ...

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Michael Pollan: Cooking Shows Replace Actual Cooking

Friday, July 31, 2009

Cooking shows are becoming more and more popular. But while people love to watch shows like "Top Chef," they don't actually go into their own kitchens to chop, boil or bake. Food writ...

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A MedEvac's View of the Casualties in Afghanistan

Friday, July 31, 2009

July has been the deadliest month in the war in Afghanistan. Casualties have spiked since the U.S. launched a major offensive into Afghanistan's Helmand province. The U.S. has lost 39...

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The Audacity of Hops

Thursday, July 30, 2009

As the president prepares to host a kegger to smooth the feathers ruffled over the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr, the nation's beer drinkers are paying close attent...

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