. >> james fallows and his wife deborah fallows sit down to talk about their observations of social changes taking place across the country. >> thank you for hosting us. thank you for joining us here in this wonderful place. i would like to say quick word --what he had before you is one of the most remarkable, if not most remarkable productive partnerships in american journalism. it is a partnership that, over the years, has taken them and millions of readers from austin to seattle,, tokyo, shanghai, beijing. now it has them hopscotching across america in a single engine airplane. partnership inis its most clearest light. we see their complementary interest at work. they write about the compelling or quirky characters they meet in the adventures they have along the way. jim writes more about factories, and deborah writes about schools. deborah writes about language in the way people talk. jim writes about beer. but they are both driven by the same great curiosity. and excitement about learning, and adventure that took them to china, and has not taken them back to rediscover parts of america

. >> james fallows and his wife deborah fallows sit down to talk about their observations of social changes taking place across the cry