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Charming Singer-Songwriter Christine Lavin talks about her "mem-wha" -COLD PIZZA FOR BREAKFAST. This interview was recorded in November and was played in two parts on WPKN.

The pollster Scott Rasmussan has recently co- authored MAD AS HELL: How the Tea Party Movement is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System. Along with Douglas Schoen, Rasmussan has compiled an account of why some Americans have seemingly pushed back against the political mainstream.

The interview with THE LONG EMERGENCY author James Howard Kunstler was recorded about a year ago. Guests this hour include OFF THE WALL MARKETING IDEAS author Nancy Michaels. Also this hour we talked with SIZE EIGHT IN A SIZE ZERO WORLD author Meredith Cagen, Annie Garland, Marianne O'Hare.

From the left former Harper’s Magazine editor Roger D. Hodge describes the many disappointments of the Obama presidency. In his book THE MENDACITY OF HOPE: BARACK OBAMA AND THE BETRAYAL OF AMERICAN LIBERALISM, Hodge enlists the help of this country's founders, particularly James Madison, author of the Bill of Rights.

Danielle Evans has written a book that explores themes like youth, family, relationships, and—most prominently—race in her collection of eight short stories. BEFORE YOU SUFFOCATE YOUR OWN FOOL SELF has the critics taking notice of this first time author.

Re-scheduled from 4PM. Koren Zailckas' first book SMASHED: STORY OF A DRUNKEN GIRLHOOD appeared on ten bestseller lists. Today Zailkas' talks about her new book FURY. In this new memoir along side her own story she explores the history of women's anger and her own rage after a particularly heartbreaking breakup.

Kristen Schaal as Mel, the stalker-fan with a heart of gold on HBO's Flight of the Conchords is co-author of THE SEXY BOOK OF SEXY SEX. She also appears on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as the Senior Women's Issues commentator.

Schaal's boyfriend and co-author Rich Blomquist is a staff writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, for which he has won five Emmy Awards, and a contributor to Saturday Night Live.

In this three week old interview, Rick Sanchez talks about his new book CONVENTIONAL IDIOCY: WHY THE NEW AMERICA IS SICK OF THE OLD POLITICS. Rick was recently fired from CNN probably because of insensitive remarks that were considered to be antisemitic.

Stacy created a one woman show called THE FUNERAL CRASHER. She is the writer and performer the show which is a comedy about funerals based on of real interviews that she has conducted over the past couple of years.

New York City based Leah Fisch is a contributor to the TLC program HOARDING: BURIED ALIVE. She is a professional reorganizer and is working on a segment for the new season.