Having trouble downloading your favorite songs? Joseph Menn, author of All the Rave, goes inside the real Napster and explains why Congress put the clamps on it. Elizabeth Cohen on caring for her father suffering from Alzheimer's, The House on Beartown Road. And Nelson Dennis and his debut film, "Vote For Me!", the story of a 70-year old Puerto Rican super who decides to run for Congress.
Joseph Menn
Having trouble downloading your favorite songs? Joseph Menn goes inside the real Napster and explains why Congress put the clamps on it, All the Rave: The Rise and Fall of Shawn Fanning’s Napster.
Music:Steven Reich Remixed "Megamix-Tranquility Bass remix"
Pavement "Filimore Jive"
Music:Steven Reich Remixed "Megamix-Tranquility Bass remix"
Pavement "Filimore Jive"
Elizabeth Cohen
Elizabeth Cohen on caring for her father suffering from Alzheimer's, The House on Beartown Road: A Memoir of Learning And Forgetting.
Music: Cider House Rules Soundtrack composer Rachel Portman
Music: Cider House Rules Soundtrack composer Rachel Portman
Nelson Dennis
Nelson Dennis and his debut film, "Vote For Me!", the story of a 70-year old Puerto Rican super who decides to run for Congress.
Music: Michael Feldman's "Whad' Ya Know About Sousa"
Elephant Man Soundtrack composer John Morris
Music: Michael Feldman's "Whad' Ya Know About Sousa"
Elephant Man Soundtrack composer John Morris
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