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

Gregory Johnsen – Yemen

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Gregory Johnsen is an expert on Yemen. Yemen — the poor neighbor of Saudi Arabia — is an often overlooked front in the war on terror but it poses a unique opportunity to experiment with different strategies and approaches. Yemen has been where recent terrorist efforts aimed at the US have originated from, e.g. the Nigerian “underwear bomber” and where the American-born radical cleric now targeted for assassination by the US, Anwar Al-Awlaki, is believed to be hiding.

Original Air Date: 9/1/09

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/CWDL-Gregory_Johnsen_on_Yemen.mp3]

Larry Tye on Ted Kennedy

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Long-time Boston Globe reporter Larry Tye talks about the death and legacy of Ted Kennedy, a figure on which Tye reported frequently throughout his career, and the response of the city of Boston to the death of Kennedy, and to the death of Camelot.

Original Air Date: 8/30/09

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/CWDL-Larry_Tye_on_Ted_Kennedy.mp3]

R. Dwayne Betts – A Question of Freedom

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R. Dwayne Betts talks about A Question of Freedom, the remarkable story that tells of his journey from honor roll student to carjacker to prisoner. Betts discusses the way in which one crime can change countless lives, the realization of what it means to be a convicted felon, and the finality felt inside a closed prison cell.

Original Air Date: 8/26/09

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/CWDL-R_Dwayne_Betts_A_Question_of_Freedom_Part_1.mp3]
Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/CWDL-R_Dwayne_Betts_A_Question_of_Freedom_Part_2.mp3]

Ron Frank – Woodstock’s 40th Anniversary

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To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, Ron Frank, who attended the festival as an 18-year-old, recounts his experience at the epic event. Frank walks the listener through his Woodstock memories, from the first performance by Santana to the “grooviness” of the newness of the festival to the spectacular performances.

Original Air Date: 8/24/09

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/CWDL-Ron_Frank_Woodstock.mp3]

Michael D’Antonio – Forever Blue

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Michael D’Antonio talks about his book Forever Blue, the story of Walter O’Malley, the iconoclastic owner of the Dodgers. D’Antonio suggests that O’Malley was at one point “the most hated man in Brooklyn,” and discusses what he found in O’Malley’s personal archive to explain the often controversial actions of the franchise owner.

Original Air Date: 8/18/09

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/CWDL-Michael_DAntonio_Forever_Blue.mp3]

Robert Baer – Wikileaks and Afghanistan

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Bob Baer is a CIA Middle-East veteran. His book, See No Evil, was the basis for the film, “Syriana”, where George Clooney played a CIA Middle-East veteran named… “Bob”! Bare is now a writer who also works on documentaries on such happy subjects as the origins of suicide bombers. In this interview he talks about the death of the man called “Hezbollah’s spiritual leader”, Sheikh Fadlallah.

Original Air Date: 8/10/09

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/CWDL-Bob_Baer_on_WikiLeaks_and_Afghanistan.mp3]

Howard Hart – Iran

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Howard Hart is the most-decorated spy in CIA history and spent much of his career overseeing developments in Iran. Hart was stationed there during the Islamic Revolution and was in charge of the intelligence side of the failed rescue mission of the occupied American Embassy. In this, the first of a 2 part interview, Hart brings his longstanding experience in the region to bear on the current situation in Iran and what the future might hold.

Original Air Date: 7/14/09

Part 1[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/CWDL-Howard_Hart_on_Iran_Part_1.mp3]
Part 2[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/CWDL-Howard_Hart_on_Iran_Part_2.mp3]

Shelby Steele on Michael Jackson’s Death

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Shelby Steele is a Senior Fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institute, a vocal commentator on race relations and a self-described “black conservative.” In the wake of Michael Jackson’s death, David speaks to Steele about Jackson’s importance and legacy through the lens of race.

Original Air Date: 7/6/09

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/CWDL-Shelby_Steele_on_Michael_Jackson.mp3]

PJ O’Rourke – Driving Like Crazy

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Renowned humorist and author PJ O’Rourke talks about his new book Driving Like Crazy, a collection of his past essays and columns about the driving experience culled from his work at the Rolling Stone, Esquire, The National Lampoon, Car & Driver Magazine, and many others.

Original Air Date: 6/14/09

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/CWDL-PJ_ORourke_Driving_Like_Crazy.mp3]

Harold Ramis – Year One

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Harold Ramis is one of the legends of movie comedy. Ramis is the writer of “Animal House,” writer/director of “Caddyshack,” “Groundhog Day,” “Analyze This” and many other films, and has acted in everything from “Ghostbusters” to “Stripes.” His new movie “Year One” stars Jack Black and Michael Cera and is set at the dawn of time amidst the Biblical backdrop of Genesis. Ramis discusses how the movie grew out of his balancing his Jewish upbringing, Buddhist leanings and reading of the Torah.

Original Air Date: 5/30/09

[audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/CWDL-Harold_Ramis_Year_One.mp3]