Charlayne Hunter-Gault tells us why she's optimistic about Africa's future. Then, we'll learn about a Colorado man who became the Soviet Union's biggest 70s rock star. And a new novel follows two women caught up in a flamenco fever sweeping the Southwest. Plus, director Walter Hill and Thomas Haden Church describe their new Western "Broken Trail."
New News Out of Africa
With many countries ravaged by conflict, disease, and poverty, we don't always hear the good news from Africa. In New News Out of Africa, Charlayne Hunter-Gault reports on an emerging "African Renaissance."
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Comrade Rockstar
In Comrade Rockstar, Reggie Nadelson recounts the adventures of the Colorado man credited with bringing rock and roll to the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 80s.
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Flamenco Fever
Sarah Bird shares her new novel, The Flamenco Academy-about two college girls who search for love and passion on the dance floor.
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Broken Trail
Director Walter Hill and Thomas Haden Church discuss the enduring power of Westerns, and their new TV mini-series "Broken Trail".
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