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Michael Zielenziger | Get a (Second) Life
Thursday, January 04 2007 8:00 PM

Michael Zielenziger

The Interview: Michael Zielenziger

Why are 1 million Japanese young men living solitary lives? A feature interview with the author of Shutting Out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation.

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Guests

Michael Zielenziger is a visiting scholar at the Institute of East Asian Studies, U. C. Berkeley, and was the Tokyo-based bureau chief for Knight Ridder Newspapers for seven years. Read his full biography at Random House.com.

Producers

Wodek Szemberg is a senior producer on The Agenda with Steve Paikin. He is also producer of Big Ideas and the Best Lecturer Competition. Follow Wodek on Twitter.

Get a (Second) Life

The Debate: Get a (Second) Life

Why are millions of people living social lives online? The Agenda examines the growth and implications of virtual life.

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Guests

Jesse Hirsh is a broadcaster, researcher, and technology analyst. Read his full biography at jessehirsh.com.

Alexandra Shimo is an arts reporter and a freelance writer.

Tony Walsh is an independent artist, writer, designer and cultural critic. He has his own website, secretlair.com , and a blog on culture, technology, business and video games called Clickable Culture.

Anthony D. Williams is co-author of Wikinomics. Anthony is vice president and executive editor at New Paradigm.

Producers

Mike Miner is a producer for The Agenda with Steve Paikin. Previously at TVO, he was a producer for Studio 2. Originally from Sudbury Ontario, Mike studied journalism and literature at Carleton University and spends as much of his vacation time as possible travelling - including a recent trip to China. He also writes for a variety of publications about arts and culture. Read his Blog: The Fifth Column. Follow Mike on Twitter.

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