Jan 6th, 2009 · For the last year, two men — one Israeli, one Palestinian — have been blogging about their lives on opposite sides of the Israeli-Gaza border. Online, they call themselves "Hope Man," the Israeli, and "Peace Man," the Palestinian.
Jan 3rd, 2009 · Linda Holmes, lead writer for NPR's Monkey See pop-culture blog, joins guest host Ari Shapiro for a look at what happened on the small screen in 2008 — and what 2009 is likely to bring.
Jan 2nd, 2009 · Religion took center stage in the news during 2008. Tell Me More looks back at the people and the stories that rocked the faith world from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and the Rev. Rick Warner, to the fallout over gay marriage in California. Salim Muwakkil, editor for In These Times magazine, is joined by Michael Sean Winters, a political blogger for the Catholic magazine America to discuss how 2008 helped shape religious dialogue.
Jan 1st, 2009 · Author and NPR music critic Tom Moon (1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die) and music blogger Heather Browne joined the World Café to share their best albums of 2008.
Dec 21st, 2008 · The saga of disgraced Wall Street kingpin Bernard Madoff reads like a David Mamet play. And several years back, Mamet did adapt an old play about a Ponzi scheme — The Voysey Inheritance, written in 1905. Financial blogger Felix Salmon talks to Andrea Seabrook about the parallels between Voysey and Madoff.
Dec 17th, 2008 · Eric Hutchinson was signed to a record label a few years ago only to be dropped shortly thereafter. His career was revived and later exploded as a result of a nod from blogger Perez Hilton. Hutchinson plays music from his debut album and talks about bursting stereotypes as a white soul musician.
Dec 8th, 2008 · On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen talks with Carrie Brownstein (Monitor Mix blogger), Stephen Thompson (editor for Song of the Day), and Robin Hilton (All Songs producer and host of Second Stage) about the year in music. What were the biggest surprises of 2008? What were the best new bands, or the best songs? Listen and let us know what you think by joining the NPR online community.
Dec 7th, 2008 · Candidate Barack Obama was many things to many people. To left-leaning bloggers, he was a hero. Now, that same fan base is feeling uncertain about the path President-elect Obama is charting. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports.