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Title: Fresh Air, Steven Weisman and Sarah Vowell

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-16-02

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Journalist Steven Weisman and writer Sarah Vowell on this edition of Fresh Air. Steven Weisman has covered politics, economics and international affairs for The New York Times for over 30 years. He now writes editorials for the paper. In his new book, The Great Tax Wars: Lincoln to Wilson - The Fierce Battles over Money and Power That Transformed the Nation he looks at the battles over "wealth, power and fairness" that led to the establishment of the income tax. Sarah Vowell is a contributing editor for public radio's This American Life. She's also the author of the book Take the Cannoli, and the new book of her pieces, The Partly Cloudy Patriot. (Broadcast Date: September 16, 2002)

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Title: Fresh Air, Robert Rodriguez

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-06-02

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Film maker Robert Rodriguez on this edition of Fresh Air. He's literally THE man behind the family adventure films Spy Kids and Sky Kids 2. His list of credits include: writer/director/producer/director of photography/production designer/editor/visual effects supervisor/sound designer/re-recording mixer/and composer. His first feature film was El Mariachi which he made in 1993 for $7,000. It won the Audience Award for best dramatic film at the Sundance Film Festival and was the first American film released in Spanish. He wrote a book about making El Mariachi, Rebel Without a Crew. (Broadcast Date: August 6, 2002)

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Title: Fresh Air, Michael Pollan

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-07-02

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Writer Michael Pollan. His book, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World takes a look at four plants cultivated by humans: the apple, the tulip, potatoes and marijuana. Pollan demonstrates that plants and humans have developed a reciprocal, co-evolutionary relationship: Do we plant potatoes, or do potatoes seduce us into planting them? Pollan questions the assumption that we are in charge of our agriculture. The book is now in paperback. (Original Broadcast Date: June 6, 2001)

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Title: Fresh Air, Billy Bob Thornton and Eddie Izzard

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Length: 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-02

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Actor, director, screenwriter Billy Bob Thornton and British comedian Eddie Izzard on this edition of Fresh Air The 1996 film Sling Blade which Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed and starred in put him on the map and earned him an Academy Award for Best Adapted screenplay. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the 1998 film A Simple Plan. Last year he directed the film All the Pretty Horses. This past year, he starred in the Coen Brothers The Man Who Wasn't There, Bandits (which is now out on video) with Bruce Willis, and Monster's Ball. Before he got into acting, he was interested in a music career. Last fall he released a new CD on which he sings his own songs, Private Radio. Eddie Izzard has won over fans with his quirky comedy and his cross-dressing. The Chicago Tribune says "Izzard lives up to his billing. He's very bright, very fast and very hip." As an actor, Izzard has appeared in the films Mystery Men, The Avengers, and The Velvet Goldmine. His new film is The Cat's Meow. (Broadcast Dates: January 9, 2002 and April 26, 2002)

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Title: Fresh Air, Paul Eisenstein

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-10-02

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Journalist Paul Eisenstein on this edition of Fresh Air. Paul Eisenstein covers the automotive industry and is publisher and editorial director of the website The Car Connection, a site of news, opinions, and reviews about cars. He'll talk about the latest car trends (the station wagon is back - though they don't like to call it that) and the economic outlook for automakers. The North American International Auto Show - where most manufacturers unveil their new products - takes place in Detroit Jan. 12-21. (Broadcast date: January 10, 2002)

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Title: Fresh Air, Dalton Conley and Niall Ferguson

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Length: 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-26-01

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

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Authors Dalton Conley and Niall Ferguson on this edition of Fresh Air. Dalton Conley is the author of the memoir, Honky, about growing up white in a predominately African American and Latino neighborhood on the Lower East Side of New York. Conley is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Advanced Social Science Research at New York University. Niall Ferguson is the author of The Pity of War: Explaining World War I Ferguson is Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at Jesus College, Oxford, England. His other books include Paper and Iron and The House of Rothschild. Ferguson talks about why W.W.I was the century's worst war and why he blames Great Britain for prolonging the war. (Broadcast Dates: November 26, 2001 and May 31, 1999)

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Title: Fresh Air, Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr

Language: English

Release date: 08-28-01

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Soul week continues on Fresh Air. Two former members of the vocal group The Impressions - Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield on this edition of Fresh Air. Singer Jerry Butler, aka The Iceman. His 1969 hit, "Only the Strong Survive," is a rhythm and blues classic, and also the title of his autobiography: Only the Strong Survive: Memoirs of a Soul Survivor. Butler founded The Impressions. His awareness of civil rights led him to politics, and he is serving his fourth term on the Cook County Board of Commissioners in Chicago. Curtis Mayfield has been called "the thinking man's soul man." He was known for his floating falsetto voice, gospel sound, and social commentary. He was with the group The Impressions for 12 years recording such classics as "Gypsy Woman," "I'm so Proud," and "People Get Ready." His score for Superfly, was considered a musical breakthrough, and has inspired many of today's hip-hop performers. Mayfield was preparing for a comeback, with the release of Return of Superfly, in 1990, when a freak stage accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. He died on December 26, 1999. (Original Broadcast Dates: November 22, 2000 and March 23, 1993)

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Title: Fresh Air, Mary Karr

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr

Language: English

Release date: 07-04-01

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

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Poet and memoirist Mary Karr on this edition of Fresh Air. In a follow-up to Liar's Club, what critics call "a hard scrabble childhood," Karr returns to East Texas to detail her adolescence in Cherry. The author relates anecdotes of rebellion, self-doubt, and sexual coming of age. The recipient of several literary awards such as the Pushcart Prize and the Bunting Award, she has published two volumes of poetry. She is the Peck Professor of English Literature at Syracuse University. (Original Broadcast Date: October 2, 2000)

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Title: Fresh Air, Martin Amis and Lauren Bacall

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr

Language: English

Release date: 06-01-01

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

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British novelist Martin Amis and actress Lauren Bacall on this edition of Fresh Air. Martin Amis is considered one of the leading British writers of the late-twentieth century and one of the most controversial. His books include Night Train, Money: A Suicide Note, The Information, and London Fields. His memoir, Experience, is now out in paperback. Much of it is about his father, the late writer Kingsley Amis. Lauren Bacall is a legend, though she doesn't like to think of herself as such. She's been a star of stage and screen for nearly sixty years, was married to Humphrey Bogart, and won the National Book Award for her 1978 autobiography By Myself. This weekend, Bacall is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the fifth annual Tony Awards Party, which takes place Sunday June 3 2001. (Broadcast Date: June 1, 2001)

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Title: Fresh Air, Walter Murch and Robert Moog

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr

Language: English

Release date: 11-03-00

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Fresh Air rebroadcasts interviews with film editor and sound designer Walter Murch and inventor Robert Moog. Murch re-edited Orson Well's 1958 film Touch of Evil. At the time of the film's initial release the studio remixed the film to Well's displeasure. He fired off a letter with suggested changes. With those notes as their guide, Murch and Rick Schmidlin reconstructed the film to Well's intentions. Moog is the inventor of the Moog synthesizer, an electronic keyboard which makes unworldly sounding electronic music. He invented it in 1965. Moog didn't invent, but does manufacture the Theremin, the first electronic instrument. (Original Broadcast Dates: September 8, 1998 and February 28, 2000)

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