November 24, 2006

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Surviving Halo

This Spartan Life is no ordinary talk show – it's filmed inside the online video game Halo 2. It combines good conversation and unexpected explosions, with the added thrill of trying to stay alive long enough to get your point across. Chris Burke is the host and creator of This Spartan Life. Kurt went online inside Halo 2 - suited up as a cybernetic soldier - to talk with Burke about the future of entertainment. And maybe blow up aliens.

Charlie Chaplin

American Icons: The Tramp

With just a pair of baggy pants, a derby hat, mustache, floppy shoes, and his own physical genius, Charlie Chaplin created silent film's most memorable character - the Tramp. The Tramp hardly made it out of the silent film age, but as Sara Fishko explains, he's never left the world's imagination.

John Henry

American Icons: John Henry

The story of John Henry has come to represent the heroic struggle of men and women against encroaching technology, and the loss of jobs. In our series on American Icons, Studio 360's David Krasnow traced the ballad of John Henry back to its origins - a cautionary tale about working too hard. Produced by David Krasnow and Todd Cerveris.

Robert Altman

Robert Altman

With MASH, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, and Nashville, Robert Altman redefined American movies - and helped us understand America in the 1970s. He went on to create classics like Short Cuts and The Player, as well as Tanner '88 - the groundbreaking mockumentary of a political campaign. Kurt Andersen pays tribute to Robert Altman, who died this week, and we'll hear some of their conversation from 2003.

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