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Title: Fresh Air, Alan Schroeder

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr

Language: English

Release date: 10-04-00

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Political Analyst Alan Schroeder on this edition of Fresh Air. Alan Schroeder's new book Presidential Debates: Forty Years of High-Risk TV, examines the history of the televised presidential debate. Drawing from his experience as a print journalist and TV producer, he details the decisions that influence every aspect of the event: the color of the backdrop curtain to the camera angles chosen. He also looks at the results of past debates, discussing strategies for political effectiveness. He is an associate professor of Journalism at Northeastern University. (Broadcast Date: October 4, 2000)

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Title: Fresh Air, Daniel Handler and Keely Smith

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-24-02

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Writer Daniel Handler and singer Keely Smith on this edition of Fresh Air. Under the name Lemony Snicket, Daniel Handler is the author of the children's books A Series of Unfortunate Events featuring the orphans Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. In each of the nine books so far, the orphans face increasing misfortune, from being pursued by an evil Count out to get their inheritance, to undergoing unnecessary surgery. Handler's books are filled with literary references and in-jokes that only adults would get. When The Hostile Hospital, his latest book in the series debuted, it knocked the newest Harry Potter book off the top of The New York Times children's best seller list. Now, you can read all about Lemony Snicket in the new book Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Biography. Singer Keely Smith has been called "The Queen of Swing" and "the First Lady of Las Vegas." Smith is perhaps best known as the duet partner and wife of Louis Prima. Smith and Prima drew crowds to the lounges of Las Vegas in the 1950s. Their hits include "Jump, Jive, an' Wail," "Just a Gigolo," "I've Got You Under My Skin," and "That Old Black Magic." Smith released the CD Swing Swing Swing two years ago. Her new CD is Absolutely the Best of Keely Smith. (Original Broadcast Dates: December 10, 2001 and April 4, 2002)

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Title: Fresh Air, Christopher Schiavone, January 2, 2003

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-02-03

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Former Catholic priest Christopher Schiavone on this edition of Fresh Air. He talks about living as a closeted homosexual in the priesthood, finally having an affair with a man, going into therapy and then leaving the ministry. All this occurred by 1992, years before the sexual abuse scandal. Schiavone wrote about his experience in an article for the Boston Globe Magazine. (Broadcast Date: January 2, 2003)

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Title: Fresh Air, Joe Pantoliano and Jeffrey Eugenides

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-05-03

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Jeffrey Eugenides' novel Middlesex is about a contemporary hermaphrodite. It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction this year, and it's now out in paperback. Eugenides is the author of the novel The Virgin Suicides which was made into a movie. His fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The Yale Review, and Best American Short Stories. (Original Broadcast Dates: October 1, 2002; September 24, 2002)

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Title: Fresh Air, Paul Eisenstein

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-09-03

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Journalist Paul Eisentstein on this edition of Fresh Air Eisenstein covers the automotive industry and is publisher and editorial director of the Web site, The Car Connection a site of news, opinions, and reviews about cars. He'll talk about the latest car trends and the economic outlook for automakers. The North American International Auto Show - where most manufacturers unveil their new products takes place in Detroit Jan 11-20, 2003. (Broadcast Date: January 9, 2003)

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Title: Fresh Air, Benson Bobrick

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr

Language: English

Release date: 04-18-01

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Writer Benson Bobrick on this edition of Fresh Air. He's the author of the recently published Wide as the Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution It Inspired. The book chronicles the difficulties scholars had in translating the Bible into English - efforts that culminated in the King James Version. Bobrick is the author of several books and lives in Brattleboro, Vermont. (Broadcast Date: April 18, 2001)

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Title: Fresh Air, Jon Cohen and Charlene Smith

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr

Language: English

Release date: 06-21-01

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Journalist Jon Cohen and South African journalist Charlene Smith on this edition of Fresh Air. Cohen has just written a book called Shots in the Dark: The Wayward Search for an AIDS vaccine. He is a leading AIDS reporter who covers science and medicine for Science Magazine. He'll talk about the work that is being done to develop the AIDS vaccine, trials, funding issues, and the future of AIDS prevention.

Charlene Smith writes about the spread of AIDS in Southern Africa. In 1999, she was raped and feared the man who raped her could have given her HIV/AIDS. Smith had a hard time obtaining the drugs that could lessen the potential of her getting HIV. Smith then wrote about her experience and helped spread awareness about rape and HIV in South Africa. Statistics say every 26 seconds, a woman is raped in South Africa - the country with the fastest growing HIV rate. Smith continues to speak about her experience and is pushing for legal and medical reforms in South Africa. Her website is www.speakout.org.za. (Broadcast Date: June 21, 2001)

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Title: Fresh Air, James Reston, Jr. and Jules Dassin

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-08-01

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Author James Reston, Jr. and film director Jules Dassin on this edition of Fresh Air. James Reston, Jr.'s new book is Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade. It's the story of the battle for the Holy Land in the late 12th century. It begins as a dual biography of Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt, Syria, Arabia and Mesopotamia, and Richard I, King of England, known as the Lionheart. The two men led the battling Islamic and Christian armies. James Reston is also the author of 12 books, including The Last Apocalypse and Galileo: A Life. He is currently a scholar in residence at the Library of Congress. Film director Jules Dassin's 1955 film noir masterpiece Rififi was re-released last year. It was virtually unseen since its release because Dassin was blacklisted. He met and married Greek actress Melina Mercouri, and went on to collaorate with her in the hit films Never on Sunday and Topkapi, the inspiration for Mission: Impossible. Mercouri is being honored by New York's Film forum. (Broadcast Date: October 8, 2001)

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Title: Fresh Air, Chris Waddell and actor Guy Pearce

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-13-02

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Paralympic gold medallist Chris Waddell and actor Guy Pearce on this edition of Fresh Air. Chris Waddell has won metals in both the winter and summer Paralympic Games, competing as both an alpine mono-skier and a wheelchair racer. Waddell is currently competing in the Paralympics in Salt Lake City. He has already won a silver medal this week. Guy Pearce is currently starring in the films The Time Machine and The Count of Monte Cristo. His other movies include Memento, LA Confidential, Rules of Engagement, and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. His first big acting break came in the 1980s, when he starred in an Australian syndicated TV series called Neighbours. (Broadcast Date: March 13, 2002)

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Title: Fresh Air, Jacob Weisberg and Michael Flynn, January 24, 2008

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-24-08

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Hear Slate editor in chief Jacob Weisberg and National Guardsman Sean Michael Flynn on this edition of Fresh Air.

Jacob Weisberg's new book about the downfall of George W. Bush's presidency is The Bush Tragedy. Joe Klein of Time magazine writes that it is a "scorching, powerful and entirely plausible account".

Sean Michael Flynn was company commander of the New York City National Guard's Fighting 69th Infantry Regiment from 2001 to 2006. The regiment had been neglected and had become slipshod until the events of September 11th compelled them to transform themselves into battle-ready soldiers. Flynn's new book is The Fighting 69th: One Remarkable National Guard Unit's Journey from Ground Zero to Baghdad. [Broadcast Date: January 24, 2008]

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