Joshua Leo and Liz Waid share the stories of Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa. His writing and ideas have been controversial, but he has made a big difference in his country.
Jun 2020
1a. Películas, Idiomas, y Comida (Movies, Languages, and Food)
Soledad from Honduras shares her story about learning multiple languages and how it helped her get out of a country full of violence, corruption, and inequality.
13m 38s
Jun 2018
#414: Theodore Roosevelt, Writer and Reader
If you’ve been following The Art of Manliness for awhile, you know we’re big fans of Theodore Roosevelt. The man embodied the Strenuous Life. He was a rancher, a soldier, a hunter, a statesman, and a practitioner of boxing and judo. But what many people don’t know about Roosevelt ... Show More
43m 38s
Mar 2024
Hotel Talk with Farah Shammas: Episode 97 with Michelle Adams - A best selling author,
Michelle Adams, a best selling author, originally from the UK who lives in Cyprus, talks to us openly about the real life behind her dream job of writing, with its challenges and perks. She is a wife and mother, and shares with us her personal story about moving counties, learnin ... Show More
26m 17s
Jan 2023
Louis Zamperini: In His Own Words (born 1917)
On this episode of Our American Stories, this story was made into a 2014 motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie based on the 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. While some of the most remarkable pa ... Show More
38m 16s
Nov 2021
Episode 2 - Victor Hugo, légende d'un siècle
Cent cinquante ans après la parution des Misérables, Victor Hugo est toujours d’actualité. Écrivain illustre quoique controversé, Victor Hugo, par l’ampleur de son œuvre et de ses engagements politiques, a gardé une place d’honneur au panthéon des lettres françaises. Port ... Show More
16m 55s