Dr. Matthew Spangler was interviewed by WGBH, Boston’s Public Radio and Television Station about his play, Kite Runner. Dr. Spangler discusses the process of writing the adapted screenplay and the power of the play in rebuking stereotypes of Afghan culture. Check out the interview here! Congrats to Dr. Spangler!

Dr. David Terry’s podcast “Catalog of Ships” has been named a top podcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. An episode of the “funny, offbeat, sad, quirky” podcast is being rebroadcast on Australia’s national public radio. Congratulations to Dr. Terry for work that has a global reach!

Dr. Matthew Spangler’s play based on Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner  opened in Boston over the weekend.  The Boston Globe’s preview coverage emphasizes the importance of the play’s messages about the human spirit, and the newspaper’s review calls the play “a compassionate, deeply moving, event-packed journey across eras, cultures, national boundaries, and the emotional terrain of tumultuous lives.” Congratulations to Dr. Spangler for another successful opening!