Caroline Stoessinger – A Century of Wisdom

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David speaks with author Caroline Stoessinger about her incredible new book, A Century of Wisdom: Lessons From the Life of Alice Herz-Sommer, The World’s Oldest Living Holocaust Survivor. By trade a concert pianist, Stoessinger first became aware of Herz-Sommer’s love of music and as a friendship developed, a book of Alice’s life came to fruition.

Original Air Date: 04-30-2012

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Blaine Harden – Escape From Camp 14

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David speaks to acclaimed journalist Blaine Harden about his incredible new book, Escape from Camp 14: One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West. Once trapped in North Korea’s oppressive regime, the book’s hero Shin Dong-hyuk shares the story of his escape motivates partially by the promise of grilled meat.

Original Air Date: 04-25-2012

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CWDL-Blaine_Harden_Escape_From_Camp_14_Part_1.mp3]

Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CWDL-Blaine_Harden_Escape_From_Camp_14_Part_2.mp3]

Steven Kleinman – Lone Wolf Terrorism

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David speaks with Steven Kleinman, the Director for Strategic Research for the Soufan Group about the concept of “lone wolf” terrorism. Unlike “conventional” terrorism which relies on group communication and efforts, lone wolf terrorism relies on a single individual to mastermind and carry out attacks.

Original Air Date: 04-23-2012

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Joe Bankoff – Woodruff Arts Center

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David chats with Joe Bankoff, the President and CEO of the Woodruff Arts Center. The two reflect on a six-year tenure that came almost by accident after being introduced to the center while negotiating television rights during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.Bankoff, who took his position at the Woodruff Arts Center in September 2006, will be retiring from his post at the end of May 2012 to join Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts as chairman of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs.

Original Air Date: 04-19-2012

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CWDL-Joe_Bankoff_Woodruff_Arts_Center_Part_1.mp3]

Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CWDL-Joe_Bankoff_Woodruff_Arts_Center_Part_2.mp3]

Michael Rich – Poverty In America

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David speaks with Emory Political Science Professor Michael Rich about his work studying the affect of federal policy decision-making on the poor. Professor Rich was a panelist in the April edition CNN Dialogues “Today’s Other America: Living In Poverty.”

Original Air Date: 04-17-2012

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Greg Lindsay – Aerotropolis

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David speaks with Greg Lindsay about his latest book Aerotropolis. In its most extreme sense, aerotropolis is the concept of building major cities around a major airport. Lindsay describes how major Chinese cities have done this, and how it has brought millions of jobs to the cities that have implemented this successfully.

Original Air Date: 04-12-2012

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Larry Tye – Satchel: The Life and Times of An American Legend

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David explores the life and career of one of baseball’s most impressive and least heralded stars – Satchel Paige. David speaks with journalist and author Larry Tye who has written a new biography ofSatchel Paige. For most of his career, Paige toiled in the obscurity of the Negro Leagues where he racked up statistics unparalleled ever in the history of baseball. He pitched longer, harder, and more consistently than any pitcher on record. Tye’s new book is called, Satchel: The Life and Times of An American Legend.

Original Air Date: 04-10-2012

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CWDL-Larry_Tye_on_Satchel_Paige_Part_1.mp3]

Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CWDL-Larry_Tye_on_Satchel_Paige_Part_2.mp3]

Geraldine Brooks – The People of the Book

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David speaks with Geraldine Brooks about her work, The People of the Book. In this work Brooks, a former New York Times columnist, creates a fictional narrative around the true life drama of a mysterious missing Hebrew Haggadah pilfered from Sarajevo. The Haggadah is the prayer book used by Jews on Passover to tell the story of the Israelites exodus from Egypt.

Original Air Date: 04-5-2012

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Bryce Hoffman – American Icon

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Detroit News reporter Bryce Hoffman joins David to talk about his book American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company. As a Detroit insider, Hoffman had perhaps the best look at just how bad times were at Ford Motor Company when Alan Mulally was brought from Boeing as Ford’s new CEO. Under his direction, Ford Motor Company has become Detroit’s most profitable and well-respected car company and the only one who didn’t take government funds in 2009′s industry bailout.

Original Air Date: 04-4-2012

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CWDL-Bryce_Hoffman_American_Icon_Part_1.mp3]

Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CWDL-Bryce_Hoffman_American_Icon_Part_2.mp3]

Dahlia Lithwick – Obamacare and the Supreme Court

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David speaks with Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor and legal correspondent for Slate.com, about last week’s arguments before the Supreme Court concerning the contested healthcare bill. Lithwick spent time in the courtroom during the three day of argument in regards to the legality and constitutionality of the Affordable Healthcare Act, a.k.a Obamacare. In what she described as arguments that were “dark and cruel,” Lithwick wrote in depth about the subject on Slate.com.

Original Air Date: 04-2-2012

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