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  • Why Fathers Cry at Night, is Alexander's collection of essays and poems about love, divorce and raising children. Chef Lidia Bastianich looks back on her family's life in Europe after World War II.
  • Former head of the FBI's Serial Crime Unit, JOHN DOUGLAS. For 20 years he investigated serial murders for the FBI, and developed techniques to get criminals to talk, and to lure them into capture. He also pioneered criminal profiling. Many of his techniques have been adopted by police departments and prosecutors nationwide. DOUGLAS interviewed such notorious killers as Charles Manson and Richard Speck. He has a memoir, Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (Lisa Drew book, written with Mark Olshaker). (Originally aired 12
  • On December 3, 1994, World class cyclist GREG LEMOND announced his retirement. This ended a dramatic career thatincluded winning the Tour De France three times. Two of the wins came after he was seriously wounded in a hunting accident. Lemond talks to Terry about the struggles of his comeback. Lemond left the sport after being diagnosed with a rare muscle disease that weakened his performance. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND
  • JOHN PERRY BARLOW is the co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which defends civil liberties in cyberspace. BARLOW is also a former cattle rancher in Wyoming, and a former lyricist for the Grateful Dead. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is located at 1667 K St. NW, Suite 801, Washington, D.C. 20006-1605. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE
  • Photographer MARGARET MORTON has a new collection of photographs: "The Tunnel: The Underground Homeless of New York City," (Yale University Press). The community has existed for 20 years. The book's text is taken from the words of the people who live there. Terry also talks with BOB KALINSKI who lived underground for eight years, and recently left the tunnel to live in a homeless shelter. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).
  • One of the most popular writers of the legal thriller genre, JOHN GRISHAM. The prolific writer has seven novels to his credit. His eighth and newest is "The Partner." (Doubleday) GRISHAM recently returned to practicing law. He'll talk with Terry about writing and lawyering. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:
  • Singer REBECCA KILGORE and pianist DAVE FRISHBERG. Together they perform classic American jazz tunes. Their new CD is "Not A Care in the World" (Arbors Records). In 1995 their first album "I Saw Stars" was chosen as a Writers Choice record by Coda Magazine. (REBROADCAST from 12/26/95) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).ARTS FEATUREREBECCA KILGORE and DAVE FRISHBERG cont'd12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:30:00 FUNDING CART (:15) 12:
  • The documentary film, Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: a Salute to the Friars provides an inside look at the club where show business entertainers meet and then roast each other. The 1999 film has just been released on video. Such comic luminaries as George Burns, Groucho Marx, Bob Hope, as well as entertainers Will Rogers, George M. Cohan, and Irving Berlin were members of the Friars club. We listen back to an interview with two current members of the Friars-- Freddy Roman, the Dean of the New York Friars' Club, and comic Jeffrey Ross. Both are featured in the documentary.
  • Sondheim, who died Nov. 26, was the lyricist/composer behind Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods and other shows. Critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews the newly restored documentary Original Cast Album: Company.
  • Poitier, an actor who helped open doors for other Black actors, spoke to Fresh Air in 2000. Kidman says being an indoor kid and a bookworm led her to acting. She co-stars in Being the Ricardos.
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