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She was the first female Director General of Britain's MI-5, the Security Intelligence service, and is portrayed by Dame Judy Dench in the Bond thrillers. Today, Stella Rimington writes best-selling espionage tales of her own. She weighs in on the day's headlines, and how often truth meets fiction in the spy world.
Stella Rimington, former Director General of British Security Service MI5; and author of "Illegal Action" (Knopf)
Roger K. Lewis is back to to explore the way different aspects of 'the built environment' influence the quality of your life. This week, we focus on parking, including how decisions made by businesses, government, and individuals impact your neighborhood's atmosphere and livability.
Roger K. Lewis, Architect; Columnist, "Shaping the City," Washington Post; and Professor Emeritus of Architecture, University of Maryland College Park
A landmark nuclear cooperation deal between India and the United States is on the rocks, threatened by deep divisions within India's governing coalition. As leaders from both countries meet at the annual Group of Eight summit, we explore their evolving relationship and the role of the Indian-American diaspora in foreign affairs.
Sanjay Puri, Chairman, U.S. Indian Political Action Committee (USINPAC)
Parag Khanna, Director, Global Governance Initiative in American Strategy Program, New America Foundation; author, "The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order" (Random House)
Does 'office culture' sometimes encourage people to behave in ways they wouldn't otherwise condone? We explore why workers sometime abandon personal codes of behavior and become complicit in questionable acts rather than speaking up when they don't think something is right. Howard Ross joins Kojo to dissect the role negative workplace culture is playing out in front-page news stories and beyond.
Howard Ross, Diversity consultant; Principal, Cook Ross
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