Hour 1
The deaths of nine activists on the Turkish flotilla have sparked international outrage toward Israel. The flotilla was carrying aid to the Gaza strip when Israeli naval commandos tried to stop it. In our political round-up this week, we’ll discuss the fallout from the botched raid and how it will affect U.S. relations with Turkey and Israel. We'll also look at other international news including the International Atomic Energy Agencies new report on Iran’s nuclear capabilities, a U.N. report criticizing U.S. unmanned drone attacks, the military offensive planned for this summer in Kandahar, and the North Korea problem. Our guests are James Kitfield, Foreign Affairs and National Security Correspondent for "The National Journal" and Karen DeYoung, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent and Associate Editor for "The Washington Post."

Filed under: politics, world |

Hour 2
Listen back to a "Radio Times" interview with TAD FRIEND, who has been a staff writer at "The New Yorker" since 1998. He writes the magazine's Letter from California, and short pieces such as a recent snapshot of Belarusian entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk and this winter's piece on Phyllis Diller at age 92. His most recent book, "Cheerful Money: Me, My Family, and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor," was chosen as one of the best books of the year by the "Washington Post," "San Francisco Chronicle," and "Chicago Tribune." He lives in Brooklyn and is married to the journalist Amanda Hesser, formerly the food editor of the "New York Times Magazine," and was the title character in her second book, "Cooking for Mr. Latte: A Food Lover’s Courtship, with Recipes."

Filed under: author, family issues |