This hour: an obscure director frets his way through Sundance, the accidental genre known as film noir, and more. (more)

This hour: a tall, white New Zealander heads to Mumbai to try and land a role in one of the hundreds of Bollywood films the industry churns out each year. (more)

This hour: memories and reverberations of conflict. (more)

Many people look to the natural world for clues about living a more harmonious life. For example, we aspire to traits we associate with certain animals: the wisdom of the owl, the noble bearing of the bald eagle, or the grace of the swan. (more)

The shopping mall is a cultural and commercial phenomenon in America that most can relate to in some way or another. (more)

Ten years ago, the people of Lubec, Maine, were met with an unpleasant surprise: an enormous finback whale had washed onto the beachfront of their tiny coastal town. (more)

Five alarmingly self-aware people meet on the phone for an hour each week to talk about their lives and their goals. (more)