A GlobalPost.com reporter in Yemen, Heather Murdock talks about Sheikh Anwar al-Awlaki, the only American designated for assassination by the United States. Murdock tells the story linked to the Fort Hood shooter, the underwear bomber and other terror plots. Original Air Date: 2/1/10 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/CWDL-Heather_Murdock_Sheikh_Anwar_alAwlaki.mp3]
Pulitzer-prize winning author Tracy Kidder talks to David Lewis about his most recent book, Strength in What Remains about an immigrant arriving in America from war ravaged Burundi. The book retells his life escaping genocide in Burundi and eventually landing in medical school at Columbia University in New York City. Original Air Date: 1/7/10 Part […]
A two-part interview with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and “that guy with his hand up my ass,” Robert Smigel. Smigel is the former head writer for Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and is the voice, brains, and creator (literally) behind Triumph. Original Air Date: 1/6/10 Part 1 Part 2 Part […]
Former CIA agent turned writer talks to David Lewis about the current situation in Iran. Baer discusses the protests that have been happening since June 2009 and how close the country is to its breaking point. Original Air Date: 12/30/09 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/CWDL-Bob-Baer-Iranian-Protests-Dec-2009-WS.mp3]
David speaks with renown mystery novelist Sue Grafton, author of the Kinsey Millhone Mysteries. Dubbed the Alphabet Series, these detective stories feature titles starting with each letter of the alphabet. Grafton is now at the letter “U” with her most recent book, “U” Is For Undertow Original Air Date: 12/15/09 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Conversations-with-David-Lewis-Sue-Grafton-WS.mp3]
Christina Lamb has been one of Britain’s most celebrated foreign correspondents for a decade and has been named Britain’s foreign correspondent of the year five times. Her books include Sewing Circles of Herat: A Personal Voyage through Afghanistan (Harper Collins). She’s ridden on the back of Hamid Karzai’s motorcycle, been with Benazir Bhutto when she […]
Shaila Dewan, National Correspondent for The New York Times based in Atlanta, talks about an article she authored based on Henry County, Georgia. The article takes a close look at the racial divide with regard to effects of the recession, and Dewan discusses the interesting case of Henry County. Original Air Date: 12/4/09 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/CWDL-Shaila_Dewan_Race_and_Recession.mp3]
Esquire editor AJ Jacobs talks about his new book Living Biblically. His quest to live according to a literal interpretation of the Bible, a sort of real-life experiment, results in this hilarious, bizarre and revealing account. From the trials and tribulations of a Bible-worthy beard to the stoning of people, Jacobs’ story refuses to pick […]
Esquire Magazine editor AJ Jacobs has made a career out of what he euphemistically calls self-improvement experiments. In the past, Jacobs has subjected himself to reading the entirety of the Encyclopedia Britannica, living for one year according to the explicit letter of biblical law, and also outsourcing the entirety of his life to sub-contractors India. […]
Actress, comedian, and now author of What Would Susie Say? Susie Essman talks to David Lewis about the characters she’s played, the experiences she’s had, and the things she and her famous fictional role Susie Greene have in common. Original Air Date: 11/12/09 Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/CWDL_-_Susie_Essman_-_Part_1_Compressed.mp3] Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/CWDL_-_Susie_Essman_-_Part_2_Compressed.mp3]