Program 761: Nicholas Kristof Chasing Hope; Fabulous Food in Paris

Decades of reporting on war and genocide from the world's hot spots could make you a bit of a cynic. But on the next Travel with Rick Steves, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof tells us how his career as a foreign correspondent introduced him to people who reaffirmed his faith in humanity. And keeps him optimistic about our future.

We'll also check in with an Australian chef who's made his home in France, and shares how Paris really is the world's most delicious city.

• New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, author of "Chasing Hope: A Reporter's Life" (Knopf)
• Cook and podcaster Andrew Prior, author of "Paris: A Fabulous Food Guide to the World's Most Delicious City" (self-published)

• Nicholas Kristof writes a twice-weekly opinion column for the New York Times. He describes his experiences from 40 years of reporting from around the world in his newly-released memoir, "Chasing Hope: A Reporter's Life."
• Nick and his family have apple cider orchards and vineyards at their farm in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
• Andrew Prior hosts the "Fabulously Delicious" French food podcast, and is the author of "Paris: A Fabulous Food Guide to the World's Most Delicious City." He also hosts custom tours and cooking classes from his home base in Montmorillon, in western France.
• Rick writes about the outdoor food market streets of Paris.

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• Gotan Project, "Diferente," Lunático / XL Recordings
• Richard Souther, "Awaken the Dawn, arr. for keyboards etc. (Hildegaard von Bingen)," Illumination / Sony Masterworks
• KOS_KOS_0167_05701_Moody_Jazz_OL_APM
• Burhan Ocal, "Habibi," East 2 West: Global Departures from Istanbul, Flight 001 (collection) / DoubleMoon-EMI Records
• * Orchestre Capitole de Toulouse, "La Belle Excentrique (Satie)," Satie: Orchestral Works / EMI Classics
• Rocco De Rosa, "Iquique," Italia (collection) / Putumayo
• Ryuichi Sakamoto, "Shining Boy," Carlos Nuñez: Discover, disc 2 / Sony Music (France)
• SON_AFRO_0131_02301_Balafon_Melodic_Groove_APM
• Azymuth, "Estreito de Taruma," Telecommunication / Milestone
• Vert, "Original Oddstep (revised by Grand Unified)," Saint Germain Café: The Finest Electro-Jazz Compilation (collection) / Wagram (France)
• * Percy Faith and His Orchestra, "Theme from 'A Summer Place,'" Pop Music: The Golden Era 1951-1976 (collection) / Sony
• CEZ_BIB_0094_00701_Flower_Market_APM
• Michael Yezerski, "Ash Park Morning," A Place to Call Home (soundtrack) / Red Music Publishing
• KOS_KOS_0046_00101_Parisian_Life_APM
• MYMA_MYR_0039_00301_La_Chauve_Souris_APM
• F. Barcellini, "Super Market (soundtrack from the Jacques Tati film 'Playtime')," Music from the Films of Jacques Tati / Philips-PolyGram (France)
• Marie Lloyd, "The Coster Girl of Paris (1912)," Music Hall, disc 2 (collection) / Big 3
• Rouge Rouge, "C'est Presque Ca," Paris Lounge 2-Paris By Day (collection) / Wagram

* Indicates filler music used during internal breaks on the broadcast

• In the billboard, Rick mentions that Nicholas Kristof has won two Pulitzer Prizes. Rick opens segment A saying that Nick has been writing for the New York Times "for the past 40 years," and mentions that again at the segment B open.
• At 9:31, Nick notes that childhood mortality rates around the world have dropped to a new all-time low record of around 3 percent this year. He adds at 10:36 that extreme poverty rose a bit during the pandemic, but appears to be coming down again to around 8 percent worldwide.
• In the reset at 12:24, Rick says that Nick "has just released" his memoir, and calls it "his latest memoir" at 16:42 and 33:37.
• At 25:22, Rick offers an example of Donald Trump intimidating journalists and legal officials at his rallies.
• In a reset at 26:52, Rick notes that Nick's New York Times column runs twice a week.
• Nick calls the war in Congo "the most lethal conflict since World War Two" at 28:18. At 30:10, he refers to the Darfur genocide of "20 years ago."
• After referring to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China that he witnessed, at 33:15 Nick says he wishes more Americans were passionate toward maintaining our own democracy.
• At 55:55, Andrew Prior says the price for a baguette in France was recently allowed to increase by about five or ten cents.