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

Shaila Dewan – Civil Rights Cold Cases

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Shalia Dewan, National Correspondent for The New York Times based in Atlanta, discusses the Civil Rights cold cases that are resurfacing today. While many such cases have been successfully prosecuted and Attorney General Gonzales declared the government’s taking on the prosecuting effort, the real story lies in the lack of progress and resolution that still has failed to bring justice to the Civil Rights cold cases.

Original Air Date: 08-25-2010

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Richard North Patterson – In The Name of Honor

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The best-selling author talks about his latest legal thriller. As with all his books, Patterson explores huge social issues. Previous subjects at the heart of Patterson’s books have included abortion, the death penalty, gun control, the Middle-East conflict, the battle for oil and wealth in Nigeria and the Presidential election process in the US. In this book he looks at the Iraq war and post-traumatic stress.

Original Air Date: 08-24-2010

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David Ensor

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David Ensor, Director of Communications and Diplomacy for the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, discusses life in the embassy, his role in forwarding the Afghan economy, and his take on the cultural phenomena taking place there. Ensor talks about becoming a bureaucrat, Afghanistan’s need for sports television, and how a former journalist responds to Wiki Leaks.

Original Air Date: 08-17-2010

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Eason Jordan

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Eason Jordan, a former CNN executive now running the Cuban Business Bureau, talks about his efforts to open up business between the U.S. and Cuba. Jordan discusses the changing Cuban-American population and their hope to see a normalization of the U.S.-Cuba economic policy. Jordan also dispels the common assumption that there is a sense of isolation between the U.S. and Cuba, explaining the enormous amount of trade and travel that already occur between the two nations.

Original Air Date: 08-11-2010

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George Mitchell

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David speaks with blues field recorder, George Mitchell about his experience traveling across the country, in particular the south, in search of blues artists otherwise unknown to the broader american public. George Mitchell is credited with making the first ever recordings of the Mississippi blues man R.L. Burnside. A seven CD box set of his recordings is available on Fat Possum records and is titled simply The George Mitchell Collection.

Original Air Date: 07-23-2010

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Part 2 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/George-Mitchell-Blues-Recordings-2-mixdown.mp3]

Jeffrey Gettleman – NY Times

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David speaks with New York Times correspondent Jeffrey Gettleman. Gettleman was formerly stationed here in Atlanta but now serves as the East Africa bureau chief for the NY Times. For the past two years, he has been reporting from Africa where he his beat includes the Sudan, the Congo, Kenya, etc. In this conversation, he discusses with David the current political unrest in Somalia.

Original Air Date: 07-20-2010

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Jeffery Deaver — The Burning Wire

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Acclaimed mystery writer Jeffrey Deaver talks about his work The Burning Wire and his latest project, writing the next James Bond novel. Deaver explains the function of the dark nature of his writing, talks about the emotional and personal connection that must exist to make his work effective, and discusses what it means to be chosen by the Ian Fleming Estate to author a work starring Mr. Bond.

Original Air Date: 07-9-2010

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John Kiriakou – The Reluctant Spy

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David speaks with former CIA case officer and analyst, John Kiriakou about his book The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA’s War on Terror. Kiriakou worked extensively in Afghanistan and Pakistan and helped lead the capture and interrogation of Abu Zubaydah. He was also the first CIA officer to admit to the use of waterboarding by the US as an interrogation technique.

Original Air Date: 07-6-2010

Part 1 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jon-Kiriakou-CIA-War-on-Terrorism-part-1-mixdown.mp3]

Part 2 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jon-Kiriakou-CIA-War-on-Terrorism-part-1-mixdown.mp3]

Ellen Barry – Russia’s Spy Ring

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Ellen Barry, a New York Times correspondent based in Russia, discusses the sensational discovery of Russian spies living false suburban American lives. Barry explains the aims behind the suburban spies, the confusion created by the seeming lack of espionage exercised by such spies, and the high status held by Russian spies in the eyes of their homeland.

Original Air Date: 06-30-2010

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Charles Sennott – McChrystal & Petraeus

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Charles Sennott is the founder and editor of the international news service GlobalPost.com and is the former Chief Foreign Correspondent for The Boston Globe. Sennott, who has reported extensively from Iraq and Afghanistan, talks about the recent upheaval in the military and President Obama’s decision to replace General Stanley McChrystal with General David Petraeus in Afghanistan.

Original Air Date: 06-27-2010