Asia

Chang-rae Lee: The Surrendered
Chang-Rae Lee
March 10, 2010
00:39:22
Award-winning novelist Chang-rae Lee reads from his newest work, The Surrendered.
Thomas Ricks: General Petraeus and the American Military in Iraq
Thomas Ricks: General Petraeus and the American Military in Iraq
Thomas E. Ricks
February 1, 2010
00:45:21
Washington Post correspondent Thomas E. Ricks discusses his newly in paperback exploration of the Iraq war, The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq.
James Bradley: The Imperial Cruise
James Bradley
December 9, 2009
00:50:39
Writer James Bradley discusses his new book, The Imperial Cruise: A True Story of Empire and War.
End of the Tunnel: Vietnam, a Television History
End of the Tunnel: Vietnam, a Television History
Elizabeth Deane
November 11, 2009
01:00:44
WGBH producers Elizabeth Deane and Judith Vecchione discuss Vietnam: A Television History with a panel of Vietnam experts, following a screening of the program's final episode, "The End of the Tunnel (1973-1975)".
Pervez Musharraf: US-Pakistani Relations
Pervez Musharraf: US-Pakistani Relations
Pervez Musharraf
October 20, 2009
00:07:43
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf speaks with anchor Marco Werman in the studio of PRI's The World at WGBH. He answers questions about US-Pakistani relations and the battle against extremists in Pakistan. Other stories from PRI's The World.
Rabih Alameddine: The Hakawati
Rabih Alameddine
October 7, 2009
00:54:55
Novelist Rabih Alameddine reads from The Hakawati, a framed narrative in the tradition of A Thousand and One Nights and The Canterbury Tales.
Orangutans in Danger
Willie Smits
September 3, 2009
01:02:36
Biologist Willie Smits explains why orangutans that once roamed throughout Asia are now predicted to become extinct within a decade. He describes what conservationists are doing to try to ensure orangutans’ survival in the wild.
Afghanistan's Untold Story and the Road Ahead
Paul Fitzgerald
May 7, 2009
01:35:50
Najim Azadzoi, Nick Mills, Paul Fitzgerald, and Elizabeth Gould discuss the roots of the current crisis in Afghanistan and how to move toward a better future.