Interviews

118 Days In An Iranian Prison()  

Maziar Bahari, shown in a photo released in August by the semi-official Iranian Fars News Agency.

November 29, 2009 Newsweek reporter and documentary filmmaker Maziar Bahari was accused of being a foreign spy after the disputed presidential elections in Iran.

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Digital Life

Stressed? There's A Deepak Chopra App For That()  

Deepak Chopra arrives to the Oceana 2009 Partners Award Gala on Nov. 20, in Los Angeles.

November 28, 2009 These days, smart phone apps can imitate bagpipes, flutes and bird calls and even translate a baby's cries. Now, there's an app to relax — from Deepak Chopra. Chopra is taking his message of mind-body healing to the iPhone with interactive stress-reducing exercises.

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Movie Interviews

An Animated Chat With 'Up' Director Pete Docter()  

Pete Docter

November 27, 2009 Up, the smash-hit animated adventure about a grouchy elderly man, a chubby scout, a 13-foot bird and a house borne aloft by balloons, is now out on DVD. Director and screenwriter Pete Docter talks about the joys of researching and creating animated films.

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StoryCorps' National Day Of Listening 2009

National Day Of Listening: Father-Daughter Talk()  

November 27, 2009 Friday is the National Day of Listening — it is a chance to sit down with a loved one, turn on a tape recorder; and ask that person about their life. It's the kind of conversation that's been heard in the StoryCorps project. Juan Williams sat down and had a conversation with his daughter, Regan Williams Herald, who is expecting his first grandchild.

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On The Road To Safety

Why You're Not The Great Driver You Think You Are()  

Author Tom Vanderbilt

November 25, 2009 Our sense of what's dangerous on the road is not always accurate, according to Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic: Why We Drive The Way We Do. Take roundabouts: "People fear roundabouts in America — they've been called 'Circles of Death,' Vanderbilt says. "And nothing could be further from the truth."

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