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Turn on the nightly news and you’re bound to hear one of the following words, "terrorism", "jihad, "homeland security" or "new war". John Collins and Ross Glover examine the political language that has been used to describe the United States’ actions since September 11th, Collateral Language. Plus, Leif Ueland, a once shy and struggling, journalist talks about the months he spent aboard the Playboy Miss Millennium bus, searching the nation for the ultimate Playmate, Accidental Playboy. And Newsweek journalist Bill Powell discusses how he an unexpected visit from a top Soviet spy led him to the capture of CIA double agent Robert Hanssen, Treason.
John Collins and Ross Glover
Turn on the nightly news and you’re bound to hear one of the following words, "terrorism", "jihad, "homeland security" or "new war". John Collins and Ross Glover examine the political language that has been used to describe the United States’ actions since September 11th, Collateral Language : A User's Guide ...
Leif Ueland
Leif Ueland, a once shy and struggling, journalist talks about the months he spent aboard the Playboy Miss Millennium bus, searching the nation for the ultimate Playmate, Accidental Playboy: Caught in the Ultimate Male Fantasy. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.
Music: Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto ...
Music: Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto ...
Bill Powell
Newsweek journalist Bill Powell discusses how he an unexpected visit from a top Soviet spy led him to the capture of CIA double agent Robert Hanssen, Treason. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.
Music: Catch Me If You Can soundtrack composer John Williams
Music: Catch Me If You Can soundtrack composer John Williams
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