DescriptionInsomnia, exhaustion, recurring nightmares. Stephen Sharkey is suffering the after effects of his career as a war reporter, most recently in Afghanistan, where Ben Frobisher, war photographer and friend, has been shot dead on assignment. Hanging up his flak jacket and turning his back on the everyday reality of war, Stephen moves into a quiet and peaceful cottage in the north of England. It seems the perfect environment in which to write his book on the representations of war, one that will be based largely on Ben Frobisher's work. But Stephen's supposed isolation offers no protection from other people's suffering or the shattering effects of human brutality.
DescriptionOriginally from Brooklyn, Shang, a Carnegie Mellon graduate and aspiring illustrator, began his comedy career on a dare when a friend bet him $50 to take the stage during open-mike at a local comedy club. Shang won the bet, caught the comedy bug, and quickly became an underground favorite with his dark, avant-garde, socio-political style. Shang's passionate and explosive humor has been showcased on Politically Incorrect, NBC Comedy Showcase, VH-1's The List, and Comedy Central's Comic Justice . He has also guest starred on episodes of The Jamie Foxx Show and The Parenthood, and he was selected as the "Best of the Fest" on HBO's Aspen Comedy Festival Special .
DescriptionFrom comedy clubs across the country, it's Funny Ladies, a hilarious look at life from the female point of view, featuring Caroline Rhea, Janeane Garofalo, Twiggy, Henriette Mantel, Carrie Snow, Nancy Parker, Carol Montgomery, and Nora Lynch.
DescriptionDon't Know Much About® Geography: Everything You Need to Know About the World but Never Learned. Was there an Atlantis? What's the smallest country in the world? What's the difference between a jungle and a rain forest? Kenneth C. Davis, autho…
DescriptionDrawn from hundreds of hours of rare archival recordings from the personal collection of his son, Mark Watts, this program presents the essential message of Alan Watts. Here is Alan Watts, recorded live in seminars conducted in America and Japan, personally explaining how the Eastern view of man and his place in the world can be made meaningful to the contemporary Westerner.
DescriptionWhen Neale Donald Walsch found himself talking to God, asking Him some of life's toughest questions, he got answers. Walsch was moved to share these answers with the world. These selections from his first book are entitled Life's Great Questions, and in them God addresses the nature of suffering and the morality of prosperity. Edward Asner and Ellen Burstyn contribute to this program as the voice of God. Afterwards, you'll hear interviews with the author as well as with Shakti Gawain, a leading spiritual interpreter of our day. Listen to more selections from Conversations with God.
