November 02, 2007
You're a Complicated Man, Charlie Brown
At its peak, over 350 million people around the world read "Peanuts" every day. Its creator, Charles Schulz, led a much darker life than anyone realized, and he put his troubles into the funny pages. Kurt talks with biographer David Michaelis about how America’s most beloved comic strip made "depressed" a household word.
A day in the life of Charles Schulz:
from the 1963 documentary A Boy Named Charlie Brown
(Video courtesy of United Media)
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Aha Moment: Peanuts in Panama
Victoria de Puy and her daughter Geraldine read "Peanuts" in Panama City, and the comic strip taught them about the United States –- but were there really so many leaves to rake? Produced by Derek John.
Weigh in: Which "Peanuts" character do you identify with?
Sadiq in Berlin
Just like Fitzgerald, Hemingway and Gertrude Stein holed up in postwar Paris, Berlin has become the place to be for creative internationals in the years since the Wall fell. Sadiq Bey is a poet and musician from Detroit who moved to Berlin when he was 53 years old. Produced by Owen Agnew and Hilke Schellmann.
Hot Berlin Nights
Techno, raves, cabaret, punk, poetry, erotica ... it’s all happening in Berlin. We sent cultural correspondent Fiona Chutney to sample some of the city's famed nightlife. (Chutney is a character of the writer and performer Iris Bahr.)
