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Title: Fresh Air, Gretchen Worden and Ricky Jay

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-03

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Worden has put together a book of photographs of and from the museum's collection of human oddities and outdated medical models. It is one of the last medical museums from the nineteenth century. It originated with the collection of Dr. Thomas Dent Mutter who gathered unique specimens for teaching purposes. The museum displays many strange human artifacts, such as a slice of a face, amputated limbs, deformed fetuses and a plaster cast of the Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker.

Jay's recent book, Dice: Deception, Fate & Rotten Luck, is a collection of essays about the history of dice and the many ways of cheating at the game. Photographs by Rosamond Purcell accompany the text. The New York Times says of Jay, "He's a master's master." His other books include Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women and Jay's Journal of Anomalies. He's appeared in a number of David Mamet films and his one man shows include Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants and Ricky Jay: On the Stem. (Original Broadcast Dates: November 5, 2002 and December 2, 2002)

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Title: Fresh Air, Ken Kaiser, Helen Stickler and Kenneth Park

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-21-03

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Former major league umpire Ken Kaiser, filmmaker Helen Stickler and former skateboarder Kenneth Park on this edition of Fresh Air. Ken Kaiser's new book is Planet of the Umps: A Baseball Life from Behind the Plate (written with David Fisher). Kaiser was called the most colorful umpire in the American League in a 1986 Sporting News poll. He left the major leagues in 2001, after calling balls, strikes and outs for more than three thousand games. Helen Stickler's new documentary is STOKED: The Rise and Fall of Gator. It's about former skateboarding star Mark "Gator" Rogowski, who is now serving 31 years to life in prison for the rape and murder of a former girlfriend. Ken Park is interviewed in the film. He's a former skateboarder and friend of Gator's. Park is now the President and CEO of John Galt Media. Stickler is an Emmy-nominated writer, producer and director of documentary films and commercials. (Broadcast Date: August 21, 2003)

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Title: Fresh Air, Mike Stanton and Carlo Rotella

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-18-03

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Journalist Mike Stanton and writer Carlo Rotella on this edition of Fresh Air. Mike Stanton heads the investigative reporting team at The Providence Journal in Rhode Island. In 1994 he shared the Pulitzer Prize for his investigative reporting exposing widespread corruption at the Rhode Island Supreme Court. His new book is The Prince of Providence: The True Story of Buddy Cicani: America's Most Notorious Mayor, Some Wiseguys and the Feds. Cianci was a visionary mayor who presided over the city's renaissance, but he was also ruthless, corrupt, and a rogue. In 1990 he made a comeback as Mayor after being driven from office in 1984 when he was convicted of felony assault. In 2001 he was convicted of racketeering and is now in prison. Carlo Rotella looks at inside world of boxing in his new book, Cut Time: An Education at the Fights. Rotella is also the author of the book, Good With Their Hands: Boxers, Bluesmen, and Other Characters from the Rust Belt. Rotella is a professor at Boston College where he teaches American literature, American Studies, urban literatures and cultures, and creative and nonfiction writing. (Broadcast Date: August 18, 2003)

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Title: Fresh Air, Denis Leary and Daniel Harris

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-08-03

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Actor and comedian Denis Leary and writer Daniel Harris on this edition of Fresh Air. This Sunday, Leary gets roasted by Comedy Central. He's also starring in the new film The Secret Lives of Dentists. Last year, he starred in the ABC comedy series, The Job. He's also known for his work in films such as The Thomas Crown Affair and The Ref. Leary has completed over 20 feature films, several cable specials, a book, a CD, and he has an international hit song. He's got his own production company, Apostle. Daniel Harris' new book is A Memoir of No One in Particular: In which our author indulges in naove indiscretions, a self-aggrandizing solipsism, and an off-putting infatuation with his own bodily functions. Harris is the author of Cute, Quaint, Hungry and Romantic, as wells as The Rise and Fall of Gay Culture. He's written for Harpers, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times. (Original Broadcast Date: April 18, 2002)

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Title: Fresh Air, Noah Feldman and Eitan Gorlin

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-05-03

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Law professor Noah Feldman talks about democracy in Islamic countries and writer/director Eitan Gorlin talks about his new film, The Holy Land on this edition of Fresh Air. Noah Feldman is a professor of the New York University School of Law with a doctorate in Islamic thought from Oxford. Until recently he was head of the constitutional team with the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance in Iraq. He continues to advise the Iraqi government on writing their constitution. Feldman is also the author of the new book, After Jihad: America and the Struggle for Islamic Democracy. In the book he argues that it is time for Islamic democracies. Eitan Gorlin's latest film The Holy Land won the Grand Jury Best Feature Film prize at the 2002 Slamdance film Festival. It's a love story, loosely based on his novella Mike's Place, A Jerusalem Diary and his experiences as a bartender there. Mike's Place is a popular bar on the Tel Aviv waterfront where Jews, Muslims, internationals, atheists and devout people congregate. Since making the film, Mike's Place, was the site of a suicide bombing. (Broadcast Date: August 5, 2003)

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Title: Fresh Air, Peter Stothard, Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-22-03

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

British journalist Peter Stothard and fashion journalists Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine on this edition of Fresh Air. Peter Stothard is the author of the new book, Thirty Days: Tony Blair and the Test of History. Stothard chronicles the thirty days between March 10 to April 10, 2003, in the days leading up to the Iraq war and the early days of the war. Stothard had unprecedented access to Blair during that time. Stothard is currently editor of the London Times Literary Supplement, and is former editor of the Times from 1992 to 2002. Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine are hosts of the BBC show What Not to Wear (broadcast here on BBC America Tuesday nights) which gives advice to women on what not to wear/what to wear if one has, for instance, big boobs, no boobs, big arms, flabby tummy, thick legs, etc. Their book, What Not To Wear is available now in paperback. (Broadcast Date: July 22, 2003)

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Title: Fresh Air, Michael Lewis and James Warhola

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-16-03

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Writer Michael Lewis illustrator and author James Warhola on this edition of Fresh Air. Michael Lewis' recent book is Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. It's the story of how the Oakland A's turned their team around and made history, winning 20 games in a row to set a new American League record. Lewis goes behind the scenes and finds a new kind of baseball knowledge. Lewis is the author of the best selling books Liar's Poker and The New New Thing. James Warhola's recent book is Uncle Andy's: A faabbbulous visit with Andy Warhol. It's a children's story about going to visit Warhol in New York City. Warhola chronicles one of the many trips he took with his family from Pittsburgh to NYC. (Original Broadcast Date: May 28, 2003 and May 20, 2003)

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Title: Fresh Air, Christopher Morris and Salman Ahmed

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-15-03

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

War photographer Christopher Morris and musician Salman Ahmad on this edition of Fresh Air. Christopher Morris' work is part of the new Time Magazine book, 21 Days to Baghdad: The Inside Story of How America Won the War Against Iraq. Morris is a contract photographer for Time, and has documented over 18 foreign conflicts. He's documented drug related violence in Colombia, guerilla fighting in Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf war. Morris has won many photojournalism awards during his career. Salman Ahmed is the lead guitar player for Junoon, Pakistan's first and most famous rock band. The group is made up of one U.S. born Christian and two Pakistani Muslims. Junoon performs in Urdu, Punjab and English. Their lyrics blend Sufi mysticism with political activism. The band has been playing in the U.S. since 9/11, and they've recorded an anti-terrorism anthem, No More. The band is the subject of a new PBS documentary called Junoon: The rock Star and the Mullahs. (Broadcast Date: July 15, 2003)

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Title: Fresh Air, Todd Solondz and Robert Gordon

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-03

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Film director and writer Todd Solondz, film critic David Edelstein and music journalist and film maker Robert Gordon on this edition of Fresh Air. Todd Solonz's recent film Storytelling, inflamed some critics more than his previous two features, Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness. Those films won prizes at Sundance and Cannes. Storytelling is two separate stories set in high school and college. Robert Gordon's biography of blues legend Muddy Waters Can't Be Statisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters is now out in paperback. Waters is credited with inventing electric blues and creating the template for the rock and roll band. Gordon also produced and directed an accompanying documentary of the same name which was broadcast on PBS in April as part of the American Masters series. Gordon's other books are It Came From Memphis, and The King on the Road. He also produced the Al Green box set, Anthology. (Original Broadcast Dates: February 5, 2003 and October 3, 2003)

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Title: Fresh Air, Edmund Andrews and Gary Louris

Author: Terry Gross

Narrator: Terry Gross

Format: Original Recording

Length: 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-10-03

Publisher: WHYY-FM

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

Journalist Edmund Andrews and Gary Louris, lead singer of the Jayhawks, on this edition of Fresh Air. Edmund Andrews covers the economy for The New York Times. He recently returned from Iraq where he wrote about a number of things including the economy there. The Jayhawks have seven albums to its credit. The Minneapolis band's latest is Rainy Day Music. Gary Louris and the Jayhawks are considered pioneers of the alternative-country movement, but have incorporated everything from pop to folk to rock and country. (Broadcast Date: July 10, 2003)

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