David chats with author David Crist about his new book The Twilight War. This book is a comprehensive examination in the decades long struggle between the United States and Iran. As a historian for the United States government, Crist was given unique access to often classified information outlining the full history of the conflict between Iran and the United States. This book outlines the many times that the two countries were not only on the brink of war, but also peace.

Original Air Date: 09-26-2012

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David speaks with photographer Lisa Kereszi about her latest work of auto-biographic examination entitled Joe’s Junk Yard. Lisa Kereszi’s grandfather was a first-generation American and boxer-turned-junkman, who built an empire of used cars and scrap metal in Chester, Pennsylvania, during the 1950s boom era, which was gradually eroded by a series of misfortunes. Kereszi’s disquieting, tender photographs of the last decade of the junkyard, accompanied by business ephemera and family scrapbook photographs, tell the story of this family and its struggles with a changing economy, urban decline, family feuds, tragic and untimely deaths. If you want to check out some of Lisa’s work including images from Joe’s Junkyard, visit her online here: Lisa Kereszi Homepage

Original Air Date: 09-20-2012

David speaks with local author and GA State law professor Anne Emanuel about her new biography Elbert Parr Tuttle: Chief Jurist of the Civil Rights Revolution. Tuttle is the judge from Atlanta who led the federal court with jurisdiction over most of the Deep South through the most tumultuous years of the civil rights revolution. In landmark cases relating to voter registration, school desegregation, access to public transportation, and other basic civil liberties,Tuttle’s determination to render justice and his swift, decisive rulings neutralized the delaying tactics of diehard segregationists who were determined to preserve Jim Crow laws throughout the South.

Original Air Date: 09-6-2012

David chats with Robin Wright about her New York Times article titled “Don’t Fear All Islamists, Fear Salafis.” This article seeks to debunk myths about the modern Islamic culture throughout the Middle East by highlighting some of the trends of different sects of Muslims. Highlighted are the Salafis, the ultraconservative Sunni Muslims whose literal interpretation rejects modern culture and the secular world outside of the Islamic faith.

Original Air Date: 08-30-2012