John Matthews’ Guest of the Week: James Tressler is a former Eureka Times-Standard reporter who currently teaches English in Istanbul. He talks with John about current tensions between Syria and Turkey, rumors of Tom Cruise arriving in the country, and the reason why one small Turkish village may survive this week’s Mayan Apocalypse. Read Tressler’s weekly dispatches from Istanbul Sundays at lostcoastoutpost.com.

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