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We’ll start today’s show with a former US Army machine gunner's account of his time in Iraq. Then, we’ll talk to the writer and director of a new film about a Manhattan street cart vendor. And Adrien Brody and director Allen Coulter talk about bringing the mysterious death of the 1950s television star George Reeves to the big screen. Plus, Jennifer Gilmore describes her new novel.
Through A Machine Gunner's Eyes
Former US Army machine gunner Colby Buzzell describes his experiences on the frontlines in Iraq in My War.
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Man Push Cart
Writer and director Ramin Bahrani tells us about "Man Push Cart," his new film about one Pakistani man’s struggle to make a living as a push cart vendor in Midtown Manhattan.
The Death of TV's Superman
Adrien Brody and director Allen Coulter tell us about "Hollywoodland," their new film about the mysterious death of George Reeves--the star of the 1950s TV show “Adventures of Superman.”
Golden Country
Jennifer Gilmore shares her new novel about a Jewish-American family: Golden Country.
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Events: Jennifer Gilmore will be reading and signing books
Tuesday, September 12 at 7:30 pm
Park Slope Barnes & Noble
267 Seventh Avenue, between 5th and 6th Streets
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Listen to President-Elect Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.
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