Start the Week - Mohsin Hamid on leaving home

With millions of people on the move around the world, the novelist Mohsin Hamid has set his latest novel against the backdrop of the refugee crisis. He tells Kirsty Wark how he imagined those fleeing home passing through mysterious black doors into other parts of the world. The lawyer and sociologist Carol Bohmer examines the culture of suspicion which greets migrants when they arrive. She looks at how officials judge the line between truth and deception, and increasingly label people as liars, criminals or terrorists. While many countries are looking to fortify their borders, the former Portuguese Europe Minister Bruno Maçães believes we need to think on a super-continental scale. He travelled overland from the edges of Europe to the heart of Asia arguing for a new world order. But the theatre director Robert Hastie is more interested in what connects people to the land and their origins, as he revives Peter Gill's play The York Realist - a reflection on the rival forces of place, class and longing. Producer: Katy Hickman.

The NewsWorthy - Grammys, Flamethrowers & Big Brother – Monday, January 29th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Monday, January 29th, 2018! 

Today: what to know about the Grammy Awards and what to expect in tomorrow's State of the Union address.

Plus: how to mute Google reminder ads, why people are pre-ordering flamethrowers and who's going from the White House to reality TV.

All that and much more in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO115: What Happens When We Accidentally Decriminalize Prostitution?

You might laugh, but it happened in Rhode Island! My two guests, Dr. Manisha Shah and Dr. Scott Cunningham, did an extensive study on the results. It's called "Decriminalizing Indoor Prostitution: Implications for Sexual Violence and Public Health." What happened might surprise you! Special thanks to Lydia for arranging this recording! Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point! Support the show at seriouspod.com/support! Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com   Direct Download

the memory palace - Episode 121 (The Nickel Candy Bar)

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows.

Music

  • We hit two sections from Bernard Herrmann's score to Tender is the Night: The Embrace and The Breakdown.
  • A bit of Sambolero by Luiz Bonfa.
  • Labyrinth II by Caitlin Aurelia Smith.
  • Walter Meets the Beaver from Marcel Zavros' score to The Beaver.
  • Two tracks, "1" & "2" from AAESPO's album, Layers.
  • Maria Arvos' Last Days of Summer.
  • And Time Times Three by Palm.

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