On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross remembers writer Barry Lopez who died Christmas Day, and listen back to two interviews with him--from 1989 and 2013. He wrote eloquently about the relationship between the natural world and human culture. His books include Arctic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men.  Join us.   

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(Photo: Barry Lopez - David Liittschwager/Courtesy of the author)

On the next Fresh Air, journalist Lawrence Wright talks about his article in the New Yorker, called The Plague Year. It examines the mistakes and behind-the-scenes struggles that so far has led to more than 20 million Americans to be infected with the coronavirus. He’s also the author of a novel about a pandemic that he started writing before COVID. Join us.

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(Photo: Lawrence Wright – Courtesy of the author)

Maria Ressa’s coverage of populist president Rodrigo Duterte has gotten her internet trolls, death threats, criminal charges…and Time Magazine’s 2018 Person of the Year award. She’s the subject of a new documentary called, A Thousand Cuts. It airs Friday on the PBS series Frontline. Join us.

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(Photo: Maria Ressa - Joshua Lim (Sky Harbor), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Journalist Kai Strittmatter talks about growing surveillance and social control in China. It’s the subject of his new book. He reports that in some cities, citizens are monitored and given social credit scores for their behavior – those who ignore traffic lights or fail to shovel snow might find their travel or internet access restricted. Join us.

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(Photo: We Have Been Harmonised, by Kai Strittmatter – Book cover)