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Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:
Facial Recognition And Beyond: Journalist Ventures Inside China s Surveillance State :Kai Strittmatter says the Chinese state has amassed an astonishing amount of data about its citizens, which it uses to punish people for even minor offenses. His new book is
We Have Been Harmonized. The Little Things Is A Star-Studded, Old-School Serial Killer Thriller:Set in the 1990s, this slickly made drama starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto may look like a retread, but it feels more like a weirdly enveloping trip down memory lane.
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German journalist Kai Strittmatter says the Chinese state has amassed an astonishing amount of data about its citizens, which it uses to punish people for even minor offenses. We talk about facial recognition, a citizen point system, and the widespread use of barcodes. Strittmatter s new book is We Have Been Harmonized.
Justin Chang reviews the serial killer thriller film The Little Things, starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto.
We talk with New Yorker writer John Colapinto about how voices work, Colapinto s own vocal injury and the procedure to repair damaged vocal cords. His book is This Is the Voice.
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I ve gotten wa-a-a-ay behind with email, what with the holidays and all, so this goes all the way back to mid-December. Most recent items first.
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Woo, Woom?
In the Math Corner segment of my December Diary I scoured the internet for interesting things to say about the number 2021. Among them I noted that :
If woo is your thing, you ll be yearning to know the significance of 2021 as an Angel Number: Angel number 2021 will try to convey to you that you are the creator of your life. This angel number 2021 encourages you to stay focussed on your goals. The universal energy will help you to achieve your intentions behind the scenes.
German journalist Kai Strittmatter says the Chinese state has amassed an astonishing amount of data about its citizens, which it uses to punish people for even minor offenses. We talk about facial recognition, a citizen point system, and the widespread use of barcodes. Strittmatter s new book is We Have Been Harmonized. Also, David Bianculli reviews Mr. Mayor, a new sitcom on NBC starring Ted Danson.