Lisa Belcher – Working in the ebola zone
Belcher works at the CDC as the Branch Chief of Program Evaluation. She was one of hundreds of volunteers who went to West Africa to try and stop the devastating ebola outbreak that killed thousands. She describes the working conditions and the emotions of trying to help people you know will die.
David Carr – The Night of the Gun
A rerun of an interview with the recently deceased New York Times media columnist, talking about his autobiography, The Night of the Gun.
Bernie Schein – Famous All Over Town
David talks with the legendary Paideia School teacher and now novelist, Bernie Schein, about his epic first novel, Famous All Over Town. The book is a wonderful romp through Schein’s unique ego and beloved hometown, Beaufort, South Carolina.
Barney Frank – A Life in Politics
David talks with the legendary politician about his life, his views and his new book, Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage.
Sarah Wildman – Love and the holocaust
Sarah Wildman is an author and journalist who has worked for the likes of the New York Times, Slate, and the New Yorker among many others online. Her new book, Paper Love, Searching for the girl my grandfather left behind, tells the story of how the holocaust split apart a couple and their separate journeys to the new world and to death in the holocaust.
Rick Bragg – Jerry Lee Lewis
David talks with author and literary raconteur of the South and its peoples, Rick Bragg, about his new book on Jerry Lee Lewis. The story is filled with tales of the musical legend and its infamous excesses, his friendships with the likes of Elvis Presley and his cousin, Jimmy Swaggart.
Patrick Skinner – Losing the War on Terror
David talks with the former CIA case officer and Soufan group terrorism analyst, Patrick Skinner, about the declining state of the battle against ISIS.