Passengers of United Flight 93 have been called winners of the first battle in the new war against terrorism, when they fought back against terrorists on September 11th. The New York Times reporter who covered the story from the crash site outside of Shanksville, Pennsylavnia, now tells their story in his new book, Among the Heroes. And a teacher discusses becoming the student when her life is touched by someone she taught 25 years before.
Richard Stevenson
With the administration's open threats to overthrow Saddam Hussein, US action in Iraq seems imminent. Today, a conversation with New York Times reporter Richard Stevenson on how a war on Iraq would affect the American economy. Then, we open the phones for listeners' calls on the topic.
Jere Longman
New York Times reporter Jere Longman discusses his new book, Among the Heroes, an account of United Flight 93 and the passengers and crew who fought back against the terrorists on September 11th.
Elizabeth Stone
Sometimes the teacher becomes the student. That's what happened when Elizabeth Stone encountered the diaries of a student she had taught twenty-five years before. She discusses her new book, A Boy I Once Knew.
Eric Kraft
Eric Kraft discusses his newest installment multivolume chronicles of his character Peter Leroy, Inflating a Dog.
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