RJ Smith – The One

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David speaks with author R.J. Smith about his new biography, The One: The Life and Music of James Brown. In this book, Smith examines how James Brown went from a poor young man in the deep south living in his aunt’s brothel to the “Hardest Working Man in Show Business.” While this poor upbringing and the struggle to survive in Augusta, GA ultimately made him a stronger person, it also led to his often domineering and tyrannical approach to his later musical career and personal life.

Original Air Date: 03-28-2012

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CWDL-RJ_Smith_The_One_Part_1.mp3]

Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CWDL-RJ_Smith_The_One_Part_2.mp3]

Jeffrey Wells – The Atlanta Ripper

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David speaks with Georgia Military College professor Jeffrey Wells about his new book The Atlanta Ripper: The Unsolved Case of the Gate City’s Most Infamous Murders. Between 1909 and 1915, a serial killer may have stalked the streets of Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, leaving as many as 20 bodies — mostly black women in their 20s — in his wake. Although many suspects were arrested, no one was ever identified as the Atlanta Ripper. A century later, authorities are still baffled as to the killer’s true identity.

Original Air Date: 03-26-2012

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Rye Barcott – It Happened on the Way to War

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David speaks with Rye Barcott about his new book It Happened on the Way to War. This book serves as Barcott’s very personal memoir into a life that found him balancing his humanitarian work in foreign countries with being a soldier serving in Iraq. Rye Barcott is a former Marine Corps captain and cofounder of Carolina for Kibera, an acclaimed non-governmental organization that uses a unique model of participatory development to break cycles of violence and develop leaders in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya.

Original Air Date: 03-22-2012

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CWDL-Rye_Barcott_It_Happened_On_The_Way_to_War_Part_1.mp3]

Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CWDL-Rye_Barcott_It_Happened_On_The_Way_to_War_Part_2.mp3]

Thomas Peele – Killing the Messenger

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David speaks with journalist and author Thomas Peele about his book Killing the Messenger: A Story of Radical Faith, Racism’s Backlash, and the Assassination of a Journalist. In 2007, Oakland-area journalist Chauncey Bailey was murdered by a nineteen-year-old member of the Black Muslim cult. This cult, run by Yusuf Bey as an offshoot of the Nation of Islam, was run out of the infamous Your Black Muslim Bakery in Palo Alto. After Chauncey Bailey’s investigations led him close to the true nature of the cult and the bakery, he was murdered by order of Yusuf Bey IV. This book, along with the work of other journalists, led to the arrest and conviction of Yusuf Bey IV for the murder of Chauncey Bailey.

Original Air Date: 03-20-2012

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CWDL-Thomas_Peele_Killing_the_Messenger_Part_1.mp3]

Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CWDL-Thomas_Peele_Killing_the_Messenger_Part_2.mp3]

Stephanie Deutsch – You Need A Schoolhouse

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David speaks with writer Stephanie Deutsch about her latest book You Need A Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South. This book is the the story of an unlikely partnership between a Jewish philanthropist and an African-American educator to provide free education to African-Americans in the segregated South.

Original Air Date: 03-15-2012

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Pete Bethune – Conservationist

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David chats with conservationist and television personality Pete Bethune. Perhaps best known for his role on the Emmy-nominated series Whale Wars, Bethune has dedicated his life to conserving the resources of the open seas. On the series Whale Wars, crews follow Bethune as his stops whaling vessels from reaching their destinations by any means possible. In addition, Pete uses his resources to help stop large vessels from fishing off the coast of poor nations that rely heavily on income from fishing.

Original Air Date: 03-8-2012

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CWDL-Pete_Bethune_Marine_Conservationist_Part_1.mp3]

Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CWDL-Pete_Bethune_Marine_Conservationist_Part_2.mp3]

Deborah Scroggins – Wanted Women

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David welcomes former AJC reporter and author Deborah Scroggins to talk about her latest book Wanted Women: Faith, Lies, and the War on Terror. This book contrasts the lives of two Muslim women who took two very different paths. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali born activist and writer, denounced her religion shortly following the events of 9/11 and has spoke out against the Islamic faith since that day. On the other hand, Aafia Siddiqui was once a promising young student of neuroscience in the United States when she became involved with al-Qaeda and found herself as one of the most wanted terrorist on the planet.

Original Air Date: 03-1-2012

 

Howard Hart – Iranian Nuclear Threat

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Frequent guest Howard Hart joins David to chat about the current nuclear situation in Iran. Howard Hart was the acting CIA Station Chief in Iran during the Iranian Revolution during the late 1970s. Howard discusses not only the likelihood of Iran developing nuclear weapons but also the delicate situation in dealing with a country militarily in a country where the citizens typically aren’t in full agreement with the government.

Original Air Date: 02-22-2012

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CWDL-Howard_Hart_on_Iranian_Nukes_Part_1.mp3]

Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CWDL-Howard_Hart_on_Iranian_Nukes_Part_2.mp3]

Anthony Shadid

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David speaks with the recently departed New York Times foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid. Although this interview was originally recorded in August 2011, it was never aired due to a poor phone connection. However, in light of his death, the interview airs as it was originally recorded in 2011. As a reporter, Shadid went to great risk in order to get the story he was after. In 2003 while covering West Bank violence, Shadid was shot in the shoulder by a member of the Israeli military. In March 2011, Shadid was in a convoy of reporters captured in Libya by government officials. In his most recent trip sneaking into Syria from Turkey to cover the civil unrest in the country, Shadid died as a result of an asthma attack.

Original Air Date: 02-20-2012

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Nicholas Blanford – Warriors of God

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David is joined by Nicholas Blanford, the Beirut correspondent for The Times of London and The Christian Science Monitor, to chat about his new book Warriors of God. Using exclusive sources and his own dogged investigative skills, Blanford traces Hezbollah’s extraordinary evolution—from a zealous group of raw fighters motivated by Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution into the most formidable non-state military organization in the world, whose charismatic leader vows to hasten Israel’s destruction.

Original Air Date:02-15-2012

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CWDL-Nicholas_Blanford_Warriors_of_God_Part_1.mp3]

Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CWDL-Nicholas_Blanford_Warriors_of_God_Part_2.mp3]