335: Big Wide World
Jun 15, 2007
When he was a teenager, Haider worked in the Iraqi Ministry of Information. He was specially trained to talk to visiting dignitaries and foreign reporters, and he loved his job. It was exciting, and he was treated like a celebrity.
Then the war broke out, his job disappeared, and Haider suddenly had to figure out what to do next: Hide, like his father wanted, or jump into the fray. Plus, other stories about what happens when you strike out into the world.
- Filmmaker Tony Hill took his friend Sally Goode, who was born blind, to a place she'd never been before, then taped her trying to figure out where she was. We first heard Hill's story care of our colleagues at the Third Coast International Audio Festival. They got it from the Audible Picture Show. (5 minutes)
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Haider Hamsa.
