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Four Wheels and a Mission
Writer Francisco Goldman celebrates the 150th birthday of Cuban revolutionary José Martí with a drive through his Brooklyn haunts. Also, talking about war with reservists in Fort Dix, NJ, and historian Walter LaFeber. And Chowhound Jim Leff guides Dean by cell phone through the streets of Minneapolis in search of Hmong food.
The Tipping Point
We’ve been here before, on the verge of war with Iraq. What pushed us over the edge last time? Some say it was the testimony of a 15-year old girl named Nayirah.
Soldier Readiness
A medical exam, shots in the arm, paperwork and lots of waiting. Herald News reporter Michelle Garcia spends a morning at Fort Dix in New Jersey. One hundred and fifty reservists go through these final steps before they are sent overseas as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Produced by Michael Kavanagh.
Remember the What?
The sinking of the U.S. battleship Maine led to a war that we hear very little about these days. Walter LaFeber, professor of history at Cornell University, takes us back to 1898, a moment in U.S. history that he suggests in many respects eerily mirrors the present.
Looking for José Martí
Writer and revolutionary José Martí was one of the first to die in the Cuban uprising in 1895. For the previous fifteen years, he had been plotting revolution and romance from a boarding house in New York City. In honor of the 150th anniversary of Martí’s birth, writer Francisco Goldman and Martí translator Esther Allen roam the streets of Brooklyn searching for evidence of one of Martí’s most intriguing liaisons. Selections from Martí’s writings read by Ramon Gonzalez-Cuevas. Produced by Amanda Aronczyk.
Love in So Many Words
Francisco Goldman reads from his forthcoming novel, tentatively titled The Divine Husband, to be published by Grove Atlantic Press in January, 2004.
Five Sounds in Search of an Author
In between these sounds is a story and it's up to you to write it. Listen carefully. Then e-mail your stories by the end of the day on Monday, February 3, 2003. Please include a daytime phone number. And remember, the time it takes to read your story should come close to the time it takes to hear the sounds (about 30 seconds). Good luck!