For AM-1690 in Atlanta, David’s assignment is to simply interview anyone he wants about anything.

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]

Ahed Al-Hendi – Syrian Activist

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David speaks with Ahed Al-Hendi, a Syrian activist and blogger. In 2006, as a student of Damascus University, Al-Hendi started a student group aimed at promoting peace and change in the country. As a result, Al-Hendi was jailed and spent over a month in solitary confinement without access to any legal representation. After his release, Al-Hendi fled Syria eventually landing in the United States with refugee status.

Original Air Date: 02-6-2012

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/CWDL-Ahed_Al_Hendi_Syrian_Activist.mp3]

Janny Scott – Obama’s Mother

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David speaks with author Janny Scott about her new biography, A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother. During the 2008 campaign while writing a series of articles on Barack Obama for the New York Times, Scott was presented with a small bevy of information on Barack’s mother, Stanley Ann Dunham. After her cover story in the Times became a great success, Janny Scott continued her exploration into this somewhat mysterious woman.

Original Air Date: 01-24-2012

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CWDL-Janny_Scott_Obamas_Mother.mp3]

Wayne Pacelle – The Bond

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Wayne Pacelle, the President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, joins David to chat about the challenges facing the nation’s largest animal advocacy group. Since taking the position of President and CEO in 2004, Pacelle has aimed to broaden the scope and influence of the humane society even to the point of befriending and working with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick. Despite his notable run-in with the law on animal cruelty charges, Pacelle believes Vick truly loves and cares for animals and has worked closely with him to teach the dangers of dog fighting. In addition, Pacelle has recently penned his first book, The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Right to Defend. This book takes an in-depth look at mankind’s bond with animals and how it evolves and changes through a lifetime.

Original Air Date: 01-23-2012

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CWDL-Wayne_Pacelle_Humane_Society_US.mp3]

Rob Kutner – The Future According to Me

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David speaks with comedy writer Rob Kutner about his latest book, an e-book called “The Future According to Me.” A native Atlantan, Kutner attended The Westminster school with Ed Helms and Brian Bumgartner, both future cast members of The Office. After attending Princeton University, Kutner has gone on to write for Dennis Miller Live, The Daily Show and currently Conan. As a follow up to his first book “Apocalypse How,” Kutner’s latest Kindle single is a short writing on 35 possible scenarios for life in the future.

Original Air Date: 01-19-2012

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CWDL-Rob_Kutner_The_Future_According_to_Me.mp3]

Michael Hastings – The Operators

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David speaks with journalist Michael Hastings about his new book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan. This book serves as a longer explanation of a Rolling Stone article he wrote in 2010 profiling the day-to-day business of General Stanley McChrystal that led to General McChrystal’s dismissal.

Original Air Date: 01-18-2012

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CWDL-Michael_Hastings_The_Operators_Part_1.mp3]

Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CWDL-Michael_Hastings_The_Operators_Part_2.mp3]

Isabel Wilkerson – The Warmth of Other Suns

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David speaks with Isabel Wilkerson, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and one-time Emory professor, about her new book 15 years in the making: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration. The book chronicles the migration of African Americans from the South to new homes and opportunities across the United States.

Original Air Date: 01-16-2012

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/CWDL-Isabel_Wilkerson_The_Warmth_of_Other_Suns.mp3]

Andrew Skerritt – Ashamed to Die

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David speaks with Andrew Skerrit about his latest work Ashamed to Die: Silence, Denial, and the AIDS Epidemic in the South. The book examines the AIDS epidemic in the rural Southern areas of the United States. Although AIDS cases in general are on the decline, AIDS cases in the rural and often poverty-stricken areas of the South are on a sharp incline.

Original Air Date: 01-12-2012

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CWDL-Andrew_Skerrit_Ashamed_to_Die.mp3]

Cynthia Good – Little Pink Book

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David speaks to Cynthia Good, Founder and CEO of Little Pink Book. Before her role at Pink, Good was a well-known anchor on Fox 5 news in Atlanta. Little Pink Book is a daily e-newsletter that serves to help women and their role in the business world. The goal of Little Pink Book is to give women the tools they need whether it be in the role of mentor, career coach, financial advisor, entrepreneurship expert and even office style.

Original Air Date: 01-10-2012

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CWDL-Cynthia_Good_Little_Pink_Book.mp3]

CJ Chivers – The Gun

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David speaks with CJ Chivers about his latest book,The Gun, which traces the history of the Russian born Kalashnikov rifle. CJ Chivers is an American journalist and author who reports for The New York Times. In the summer of 2007, he was named the newspaper’s Moscow bureau chief, replacing Steven Lee Myers. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 2009 as part of a team of New York Times reporters and photographers awarded for their dispatches from Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Original Air Date: 01-5-2012

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/CWDL-CJ_Chivers_The_Gun.mp3]