Program 743: Happens in Vegas; Morocco's Sahara

The most popular storyteller of our time, author James Patterson, shares insights from the people who work behind the scenes to turn Las Vegas into America's ultimate fantasy destination. And a Morocco-based tour guide recommends letting yourself be amazed by the night sky in the Sahara Desert, a view that's guided travelers for millennia.

• James Patterson, author of "What Really Happens in Vegas" (Little, Brown)
• Morocco-based tour guide Lucas Peters, author of the "Moon Morocco" guidebook (Avalon Travel)

• James Patterson co-authored "What Really Happens in Vegas" with Vanity Fair correspondent Mark Seal. James was awarded a National Humanities Medal in 2019.
• James has assembled a Las Vegas-themed music playlist that he posts on his website.
• Lucas Peters writes and photographs the Moon Morocco guidebooks, and is a tour director at Journey Beyond Travel in Morocco.
• Lucas writes about UNESCO World Heritage sites in Morocco, including a number of additional places that he thinks are worthy of the designation.
• Rick's essay about what he found at the Bay of Kotor on his first trip to Montenegro is included among his observations in his book "For the Love of Europe."