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Them: A Memoir of Parents
We’ll talk to the creator and executive producer of "Everybody Loves Raymond." After nine years and 12 Emmys, the final episode airs tonight. Then, Fred Newman tells us how he creates sound effects with his mouth. Diane Johnson takes us on a tour of the Left Bank neighborhood St.-Germain. And Francine du Plessix Gray shares her memoir about her larger than life parents: Them.
Everybody Loves Raymond
Fans know all about the actors on their favorite TV shows, but what about the producers, writers, and creators? We’ll ask creator Phil Rosenthal and producer Jeremy Stevens about their behind-the-scenes experiences making "Everybody Loves Raymond" into an Emmy-winning hit sitcom. After 9 years, the show will air its final ...
Mouthsounds
Sound effects expert Fred Newman tells you how to imitate a toilet plunger, a sports car crash, or a stomach growl. You won't believe some of the sounds you'll hear coming from his mouth. His new book is titled Mouthsounds: How to Whistle, Pop, Boing, and Honk.
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Into a Paris Quartier
Diane Johnson takes us on a walking tour of one special Left Bank neighborhood in Paris. She outlines how St.-Germain has influenced people like Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Ernest Hemingway, and even Thomas Jefferson in Into a Paris Quartier: Reine Mongol's Chapel and Other Haunts of St.-Germain.
Them: A Memoir of Parents
Francine Du Plessix Gray has written acclaimed biographies of the Marquis de Sade and Simone Weil. She joins us today with a look into the lives of her own parents—two larger than life New York socialites—in Them: A Memoir of Parents.
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Francine du Plessix Gray will ...
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