Conversations with Allan Wolper

Jeff Nunokawa, a professor of Victorian Literature at Princeton University, has published a volume of poetry and literary essays, culled from hundreds of pieces he wrote on his face book page. The work included literary exchanges with his students. The new volume, called Note Book, was published by Princeton University Press. Students have nicknamed Nunokawa's face book page, "Jeff Book." His personality and scholarship earned him the title, The Legend of Princeton, from the university's alumni

['Jeff Nunokawa,a professor of Victorian Literature at Princeton University, has published a volume of poetry and literary essays, culled from hundreds of pieces he wrote on his face book page. The work included literary exchanges with his students. The new volume,called Note Book, was published by Princeton University Press. Students have nicknamed Nunokawa\'s face book page, "Jeff Book." His personality and scholarship earned him the title, The Legend of Princeton, from the university\'s alumni association magazine.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Jeff Nunokawa,a professor of Victorian Literature at Princeton University, has published a volume of poetry and literary essays, culled from hundreds of pieces he wrote on his face book page. The work included literary exchanges with his students. The new volume,called Note Book, was published by Princeton University Press. Students have nicknamed Nunokawa\'s face book page, "Jeff Book." His personality and scholarship earned him the title, The Legend of Princeton, from the university\'s alumni association magazine.')])]

["Julio Medina's story is one of redemption. Medina spent 12 years in prison after he was convicted of running a major New York drug ring. But he earned a Masters Degree in the Sing Sing Correctional Facility through a special program administrated by the New York Theological Seminary. After he was paroled, he founded Exodus Transitional Community, an East Harlem organization that offers a second chance to former inmates seeking a new life and a job.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "Julio Medina's story is one of redemption. Medina spent 12 years in prison after he was convicted of running a major New York drug ring. But he earned a Masters Degree in the Sing Sing Correctional Facility through a special program administrated by the New York Theological Seminary. After he was paroled, he founded Exodus Transitional Community, an East Harlem organization that offers a second chance to former inmates seeking a new life and a job.")])]

['Judy Mauer is an international award winning New York street photographer whose lens captures three dimensional pictures of store mannequins and the streets they live on.She was chosen as one of 164 artists from 25 countries to be part of the 3rd International Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography at the Heritage Municipal Museum in Malaga, Spain. Her latest creation, Bing, is being featured at the Lawrence Fine Art Gallery in East Hampton, Long Island.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Judy Mauer is an international award winning New York street photographer whose lens captures three dimensional pictures of store mannequins and the streets they live on.She was chosen as one of 164 artists from 25 countries to be part of the 3rd International Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography at the Heritage Municipal Museum in Malaga, Spain. Her latest creation, Bing, is being featured at the Lawrence Fine Art Gallery in East Hampton, Long Island.')])]

['Bruce Cutler, one of the most flamboyant criminal defense lawyers in recent history, made his legal bones representing clients like the late Mafia boss, John Gotti. Cutler talks about how he met the so called "Teflon Don" and how their relationship became a personal one. Cutler believes that middle class criminal defendants can\'t afford to hire lawyers, denying them justice in courtrooms.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Bruce Cutler, one of the most flamboyant criminal defense lawyers in recent history, made his legal bones representing clients like the late Mafia boss, John Gotti. Cutler talks about how he met the so called "Teflon Don" and how their relationship became a personal one. Cutler believes that middle class criminal defendants can\'t afford to hire lawyers, denying them justice in courtrooms.')])]

['Choclatt Jared has played his bucket drums on 42nd Street, at the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards, the Academy Awards, and on Saturday Night Live. He has also appeared in movies with Mel Gibson and Sharon Stone. A self taught musician, Choclatt was one of the creators of the four time Tony Award winning Broadway show, Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Choclatt Jared has played his bucket drums on 42nd Street, at the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards, the Academy Awards, and on Saturday Night Live. He has also appeared in movies with Mel Gibson and Sharon Stone. A self taught musician, Choclatt was one of the creators of the four time Tony Award winning Broadway show, Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk.')])]

['Carl Locke, a detective in the internal affairs division of The New York City police department,is president of the Gay Officers Action League (GOAL). The organization protects the rights of 2,000 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in law enforcement in the New York metropolitan area.He warns that parts of New York are too dangerous for gay couples to visit.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Carl Locke, a detective in the internal affairs division of The New York City police department,is president of the Gay Officers Action League (GOAL). The organization protects the rights of 2,000 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in law enforcement in the New York metropolitan area.He warns that parts of New York are too dangerous for gay couples to visit.')])]

['Wil Haygood\'s story in The Washington Post in 2008 about the late Eugene Allen, a butler who served eight U.S. presidents, inspired the 2013 film, The Butler. Haygood is a Distinguished Scholar at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He argues that Hollywood\'s mainly white judges for the Academy Awards have a "cultural blind spot" against black productions which hurt the movie\'s chances of winning a nomination. The film starred Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker. Lee Daniels was the director. Haygood wrote a book that accompanied the movie and was an associate producer of the production.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Wil Haygood\'s story in The Washington Post in 2008 about the late Eugene Allen, a butler who served eight U.S. presidents, inspired the 2013 film, The Butler. Haygood is a Distinguished Scholar at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He argues that Hollywood\'s mainly white judges for the Academy Awards have a "cultural blind spot" against black productions which hurt the movie\'s chances of winning a nomination. The film starred Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker. Lee Daniels was the director. Haygood wrote a book that accompanied the movie and was an associate producer of the production.')])]

['Willie Reale was awarded a MacArthur genius grant for starting a Manhattan theater project for inner city children, won an Academy Award nomination for writing the lyrics for Patience from the movie Dreamgirls, and collected two Tony Award nominations for his Broadway musical, A Year with Frog and Toad. He is the supervising producer for the hit CBS television police drama, Blue Bloods. He is married to Jenny Gersten, executive director of the Friends of The High Line.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'Willie Reale was awarded a MacArthur genius grant for starting a Manhattan theater project for inner city children, won an Academy Award nomination for writing the lyrics for Patience from the movie Dreamgirls, and collected two Tony Award nominations for his Broadway musical, A Year with Frog and Toad. He is the supervising producer for the hit CBS television police drama, Blue Bloods. He is married to Jenny Gersten, executive director of the Friends of The High Line.')])]

["Walter Mosley is the creator of the Easy Rawlins mystery series. His first book, Devil\nin a Blue Dress, was later made into a film staring Denzel Washington. He is former President Bill Clinton's favorite mystery writer and one of the country's most prolific novelists. Mosley discusses Lift, a play he wrote about two people trapped in a building elevator hit by a terrorist missile. He also discussed his new book, Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore, the story of a porn queen.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "Walter Mosley is the creator of the Easy Rawlins mystery series. His first book, Devil in a Blue Dress, was later made into a film staring Denzel Washington. He is former President Bill Clinton's favorite mystery writer and one of the country's most prolific novelists. Mosley discusses Lift, a play he wrote about two people trapped in a building elevator hit by a terrorist missile. He also discussed his new book, Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore, the story of a porn queen.")])]