Mythili Rao

Producer, The New Yorker Radio Hour

Mythili Rao appears in the following:

US Invasion of Afghanistan: 10 Years Later

Friday, October 07, 2011

Today marks ten years since U.S. invaded Afghanistan. In many ways, it's a quiet landmark; the White House has no public events planned to mark the occasion. The United States and NATO plan to leave the country by 2014, saving lives and billions of dollars for America. But, as retired Army General Stanley McChrystal said in remarks on Thursday night, many are worried that it will not have established a fully-functioning and secure government and military by the draw-down date. The U.S. and NATO remain "far from reaching their goals," McChrystal said.

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T.C. Boyle's 'When The Killing's Done' Explores Morals and Environmental Activism

Monday, February 21, 2011

PRI
WNYC

Over the weekend I got the chance to check out novelist T. C. Boyle’s latest book "When the Killing's Done," ahead of The Takeaway’s conversation with the author tomorrow. It’s a suspenseful read, driven by questions about what responsibilities humans have towards the natural world as our species grows. "Seven billion by 2013," more than one character thinks at different points in the novel, "seven billion and counting. And where are we going to put them all?"

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