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Since her college days in the early 1960s Rita Mae Brown has been an advocate for the LGBTQ community. Long before it was known by that shorthand descriptor..

But she is also widely known for her fiction, her “cozy” mysteries as well as her standalone novels. Her book Rubyfruit Jungle, published in 1973, has become a literary classic.

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Anthony Bourdain was executive chef at New York’s Les Halles restaurant, but his popularity exploded with his first book Kitchen Confidential.

Then came the Food Network TV show, then more TV on The Travel Channel and CNN.

Yet somehow he had resisted the idea of publishing a cookbook until 2004They finally came out with Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook

In this 2004 interview Bourdain lets us all in on some kitchen secrets,

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How did the son of Alabama sharecroppers, with relatives who were openly racist, become one of the country's most prominent voices against white supremacy?

His name is Morris Dees, and in 1971 he co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center.

In this 1991 interview Dees discusses his career, how he got started, why he got into the kind of law he became known for, and what the SPLC was about.

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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has led many people to use a very strong word as they discuss, debate, and protest: that word is ‘genocide. ‘

One of the strongest voices for human rights in our time is former UN ambassador Samantha Power A former war correspondent who then entered public service, Power has been a champion of the rights of the oppressed.

In this 2002 interview, Power discusses the U.S. response to genocides in the 20th century.

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Work isn't easy.Of course it never has been, but these days it seems harder than ever. Unreasonable bosses. Rude customers. A minimum wage that hasn't been raised in 15 years.

In this 1999 interview former Burger King CEO Barry Gibbons reveals his formula for bringing out the best in workers -- and why they must be rewarded properly.

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If you were alive 30 years ago today, June 17, 1994, you were glued to your television watching a white Ford Bronco driving down the 405 in Southern California. Inside was OJ Simpson, about to be arrested for the murders of his ex-wife Nicloe Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.

A year later he was tried by a team led by prosecutor MarciaClark.

In this 1997 interview Clark recalled the trial, and what went wrong for the prosecution.

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Author, educator, and motivational speaker Leo Buscaglia was an immensely popular figure in the 1980s, seeding the American psyche with a message of love and humanity. Buscaglia was also widely renowned for his penchant for hugging people, even strangers. But once you met Leo you were no more a stranger to him,.

In this 1989 interview Buscaglia talks about his book Papa, My Father, a troibute to his Italian-born father.

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After 41 year0s as host of TV's "Wheel of Fortune," Pat Sajak has retired. But co-star Vanna White hasn’t. She’s been turning the letters since 1982. It wasn’t long after joining the show that Vanna was as well-known as Pat.

In this 1987 intervbiew Vanna talks about her role, the future of the show, and what it would be like without Pat Sajak.

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The feminist movement that was born in the 1960s had many faces, and many voices. One of the most prominent was a writer and activist whose first book in 1974 catapulted her to prominence.

Andrea Dworkin was an early voice speaking out about violence against women, especially sexual violence. Dworkin is today best known for her analysis of pornography and prostitution.

In this 2002 interview Dworkin looks back on her life's work.

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In August 2004 the governor of New Jersey resigned. Big deal, you say. politicians resign from office all the time. But Jim McGreevey’s resignation was unique, as he outed himself as the nation’s first openly gay governor:.

McGreevey resigned, however, not because of his sexuality, but because he had an affair with a male state employee.

In this 2006 interview McGreevey discusses his book The Confession.

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