The Leonard Lopate Show: Bringing It All Back Home

The Leonard Lopate Show

Bringing It All Back Home

Thursday, October 20, 2005

Frank McCourt, Teacher Man

Rock critics Greil Marcus and Dave Marsh look at Bob Dylan’s influence on over 40 years of rock and pop music. Then, Frank McCourt. Before he wrote Angela’s Ashes, he worked in New York City’s public schools for 30 years. On today’s show, he explains how his career as a teacher helped shape him as a writer.
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No Direction Home

Bob Dylan is the subject of a new documentary directed by Martin Scorsese called “No Direction Home.” For over 40 years, Bob Dylan has been reinventing himself, and in the process, reinvigorating popular music. Rock critics Greil Marcus and Dave Marsh join us for a look at his music. Greil ...

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Teacher Man

Frank McCourt won a Pulitzer Prize for Angela's Ashes, his memoir of growing up in Ireland. Now, almost a decade later, he’s written an account of how the thirty years he spent teaching in New York City's public schools influenced his writing. The new book is titled Teacher Man. ...

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