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Assassination Vacation
Dennis Miller joins us for an update on his comedy and politics. Next, Sarah Vowell, contributor to This American Life, tells us how her love of US history turned into a quest to visit monuments erected to assassinated presidents. Then, we take calls on your vacation plans. Siddhartha Deb tells us about his new novel, An Outline of the Republic. And Victor Rivas Rivers tells us about his experiences growing up in an environment of domestic violence.
» More on Poetry Break
» More on Poetry Break
The Rant Zone
Emmy-award-winning comedian Dennis Miller discusses his unique brand of humor, and tells us how politics and comedy intersect.
Music: Jump Start and Jazz, Wynton Marsalis: "Slow Drag"
Music: Jump Start and Jazz, Wynton Marsalis: "Slow Drag"
Assassination Vacation
Sarah Vowell (This American Life contributor, and author of The Partly Cloudy Patriot) catalogues her investigation of the historical sites associated with the assassinations of three US presidents--Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley—in her latest book: Assassination Vacation.
Music: Sweet Sixteenths, William Bolcom: "Swipesy Cake Walk"
Music: Sweet Sixteenths, William Bolcom: "Swipesy Cake Walk"
Open Phones
We’re opening up the phones to find out what you’re planning for your summer vacation this year. Do you like to spend your vacation time relaxing and catching up on projects at home? Or do you like to travel? Have you ever spent a summer vacation visiting US historical sites? ...
An Outline of the Republic
Siddhartha Deb’s new novel, An Outline of the Republic, follows the story of a Sikh journalist who travels to the dangerous border region between India and Burma to cover a story.
Events:
Siddhartha Deb will be appearing on:
Monday, April 25th at 7:30pm
Barnes ...
Events:
Siddhartha Deb will be appearing on:
Monday, April 25th at 7:30pm
Barnes ...
A Private Family Matter
Victor Rivas Rivers, an actor and national spokesperson for the National Network to End Domestic Violence, tells us how he survived physical abuse as a child in his memoir: A Private Family Matter.
» More on the National Network to End Domestic Violence
Music: ...
» More on the National Network to End Domestic Violence
Music: ...
Poetry Break--Glyn Maxwell
Glyn Maxwell reads “Sally Playing Patience” from his new book, Sugar Mile, which is published by Houghton Mifflin. Since 2001, he has been the poetry editor of The New Republic. Maxwell is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and received the E.M. Forster Award from the American Academy ...
Glyn Maxwell
Glyn Maxwell reads "Sally Playing Patience" from his new book, Sugar Mile, which is published by Houghton Mifflin. Since 2001, he has been the poetry editor of The New Republic. Maxwell is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and received theE.M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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