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

Jimmy Breslin – The Good Rat

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New York columnist Jimmy Breslin talks about The Good Rat, his book on one of the most unique mobsters of all time, Burton Kaplan. Breslin describes the surprising demeanor of Kaplan, and his uncanny resemblance to another legendary criminal: Raskolnikov.

Original Air Date: 4/8/08

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Anthony Lewis – Freedom for the Thought We Hate

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An interview with legendary journalist, Anthony Lewis. Lewis has been a champion of the First Amendment and has written about it many times, both in books as well as his New York Times column, Abroad at Home. Lewis — a two-time Pulitzer winner — and the first American reporter to seriously cover apartheid and the story of Nelson Mandela also covered Watergate, the Civil Rights movement, Vietnam, Soviet Refuseniks and many other issues.

Original Air Date: 4/2/08

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Geraldine Brooks – The People of the Book

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David speaks with Geraldine Brooks about her work, The People of the Book. In this work Brooks, a former New York Times columnist, creates a fictional narrative around the true life drama of a mysterious missing Hebrew Haggadah pilfered from Sarajevo. The Haggadah is the prayer book used by Jews on Passover to tell the story of the Israelites exodus from Egypt.

Original Air Date: 3/4/08

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Lebowski Fest

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An interview with the organizers of the festival that celebrates the Coen brothers film, “The Big Lebowski” filled with stories of The Dude, Donnie and the other unique characters that make up one of the funniest movies ever made.

Original Air Date: 2/13/08

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Kurt Andersen – HeyDay

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Kurt Andersen has been a Time Magazine writer, the co-founder of Spy, the editor of New York, a writer at The New Yorker and the host of “Studio 360”. He’s also a successful novelist. In this interview he talks about his novel, HeyDay.

Original Air Date: 2/5/08

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Carolyn Jessop -Escape

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Carolyn Jessop is a former member of a radical polygamist cult and author of the newly published book, Escape. At the age of 18 she was married (by consequence of a divine proclamation) to a man 32 years her senior. In the fifteen years of her marriage, she had eight children. She was one of four wives. All told, they had more than 50 combined children. The book gives the details of her daring escape and how she won her court case against the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–Day Saints (FLDS) and was granted custody of her children.

Original Air Date: 1/16/08

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David Michaelis – Peanuts

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David Michaelis has written an exhaustively researched portrait of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz. Michaelis discusses the personal connection between Schulz’s own harrowing youth and his famous comic strip.

Original Air Date: 1/10/08

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Corey Seymor – Hunter Thompson

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Corey Seymour was a young Rolling Stone editor when he first was sent by Jan Wenner to be Hunter Thompson’s “helper.” In his book Gonzo — written with Jann Wenner — Seymour tells hilarious stories of his adventures and gets funny and brutally honest stories from other pals of Thompson, including Johnny Depp, Jimmy Carter, Jack Nicholson, Jimmy Buffett, Anjelica Huston, Marilyn Manson and Thompson’s wife and son.

Original Air Date: 12/12/07

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Drew Westen – The Political Brain

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David Lewis welcomes Emory psychology professor Drew Westen, who became suddenly very well-known when his book, The Political Brain, revealed how humans rationalize their political decisions.

Original Air Date: 11/20/07

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Anne Kreamer – Going Gray

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Author Anne Kreamer went on a mission: to find out what color her hair really was. The result was a book that explores the issues of women and self-image in a society that worships the young. The book is revealing, hilarious and filled with improbable adventures and investigative hijinks.

Original Air Date: 11/6/07

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