Guy Raz

Miners Weather The Slow Burn Of Coal's Demise

Guy Raz — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 21:20:00 +0000

At some point today, you will probably flip on a light switch. That simple action connects you to the oldest and most plentiful source of American electricity: coal.

Since the early 1880s — when Edison and Tesla pioneered the distribution of electrical power into our homes — most of that power has come from the process of burning coal.

Four years ago, something started to change. First it was slow, and then this past month that change became dramatic.

Blacks, Gays And The Church

Guy Raz — Sun, 27 May 2012 22:56:00 +0000

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GUY RAZ, HOST:

Let's turn to another story we've been following in recent weeks: African-Americans and same-sex marriage. When President Obama came out in support of gay marriage, some African-American religious leaders protested.

Disqualifications Hit Egyptian Elections

Guy Raz — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Mass disqualifications have thrown Egypt's upcoming elections into turmoil. In a surprise move, Egypt's election commission barred 10 of the 23 registered presidential candidates from next month's election.

Lost Malcolm X Speech Heard Again 50 Years Later

Guy Raz — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:17:00 +0000

Last semester, Brown senior Malcolm Burnley took a narrative writing course. One of the assignments was to write a fictional story based on something true — and that true event had to be found inside the university archives.

"So I went to the archives and started flipping through dusty compilations of student newspapers, and there was this old black-and-white photo of when Malcolm X came to speak," Burnley says. "There was one short article that corresponded to it, and very little else."

Malcolm X came to speak at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on May 11, 1961.

How Crossword Puzzles Unlocked An Artist's Memory

Guy Raz — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:31:00 +0000

It's not often you see an image of a brain scan on the wall of an art exhibit. But among works by Monet and Sisley at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore hangs just that — a cross-section of a human brain.