Bob Edwards Weekend
Bob Edwards Weekend is a two-hour interview showcase, in which celebrated host Bob Edwards highlights the life and work of interesting people, from newsmakers, historians, and authors to artists, actors, and regular folks too.
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Bob Edwards Weekend Hour 2: author Matthew Algeo; Eugene DeAnna, head of the Recorded Sound Section at the Library of Congress
Published: 2009-06-26 22:11:05Six months after he left the White House in 1953, former president Harry Truman drove with his wife Bess from Independence, Missouri to the east coast and back again, stopping at motels and diners just like any other tourists. MATTHEW ALGEO retraces the excursion in "Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip." This Sunday would have been the Trumans' 90th wedding anniversary.
The Library of Congress adds 25 recordings deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" to the National Recording Registry each year. EUGENE DEANNA, head of the Recorded Sound Section at the Library, joins Bob to discuss this year's selections, which include Marian Anderson's 1939 recital at the Lincoln Memorial; the sounds of the ivory-billed woodpecker in the Louisiana swamp; Etta James' "At Last"; and "My Generation" by The Who.
Bob Edwards Weekend Hour 1: curators and artists behind art exhibit "Iran Inside/Out"; neuroscientist and author Daniel Levitin; Executive Director of This I Believe, Inc. Dan Gediman
Published: 2009-06-26 21:40:51A new exhibit opened this weekend at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York City. "Iran Inside/Out" presents the work of more than 50 contemporary artists living both inside and outside of Iran. The curators describe the context and intent of the show, and four of the artists discuss their art, the challenges they faced mounting this exhibit, and the importance of self-expression in the face of a repressive government.
Neuroscientist DANIEL LEVITIN is the author of books like "This is Your Brain on Music" and "The World in Six Songs." Now he's also the co-host of a new documentary airing on PBS called "The Music Instinct: Science & Song." The program investigates the connections between music and the human mind and explores musical universals across time and cultures.
In this week's installment of our ongoing series THIS I BELIEVE, Bob talks with DAN GEDIMAN about the essay from Louise Dickinson Rich. Her life in northern Maine became the inspiration for her best-selling book, "We Took to the Woods."
Bob Edwards Weekend Hour 2: author Curt Smith; author Michael Lewis
Published: 2009-06-19 21:56:52Vin Scully has been calling baseball games on radio and television for almost 60 years now. He began in the booth with the legendary Red Barber in 1950, then moved with the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles for the 1958 season. Author CURT SMITH joins Bob to discuss his long-overdue biography called "Pull Up a Chair: The Vin Scully Story."
Just in time for Father's Day, Bob talks with MICHAEL LEWIS about his new book "Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood." Lewis kept a journal for the first few years after the birth of each of his three children. The essays are true, hilarious, insightful and portray the disappointments and eventual joys of being a dad.
Bob Edwards Weekend Hour 1: Broadway director Arthur Laurents; This I Believe, Inc. Executive Director Dan Gediman
Published: 2009-06-19 21:48:43Playwright, screenwriter, and director ARTHUR LAURENTS has 50 years of Broadway experiences and memories. Among his notable accomplishments are directing newcomer Barbra Streisand in "I Can Get It for You Wholesale" and directing "La Cage aux Folles," Broadway's first openly gay musical. Laurents also wrote the books for "West Side Story" and "Gypsy," which remain two of Broadway's legendary musicals. His memoir is called "Mainly on Directing: Gypsy, West Side Story and Other Musicals."
In this week's installment of our ongoing series THIS I BELIEVE, Bob talks with executive director DAN GEDIMAN about the essay from actor and director John Cromwell. He directed dozens of films and is the father of actor JAMES CROMWELL, who is also our guest and reacts to hearing his father's essay for the first time.
Bob Edwards Weekend Hour 1: author Eric Boehlert; filmmakers Robert Kenner and Michael Pollan; This I Believe, Inc. Executive Director Dan Gediman
Published: 2009-06-12 11:02:34In the tradition of the 1973 classic book "The Boys on the Bus," journalist ERIC BOEHLERT offers "Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press." Boehlert uses the 2008 presidential race to show how bloggers influenced voters, the candidates, and their campaigns.
The new film "Food, Inc." presents an enlightening and sometimes disturbing view of the American food system. Director ROBERT KENNER and co-producer MICHAEL POLLAN join Bob to talk about their new documentary and to discuss some of the problems of modern food, as well as some solutions.
In this week's installment of our ongoing series THIS I BELIEVE, Bob talks with executive director DAN GEDIMAN about the essay from Walter White. He was executive secretary of the NAACP from 1931 to 1955. As a writer and activist, White lobbied for federal anti-lynching laws and the desegregation of the United States armed forces. Although fair-skinned with blonde hair and blue eyes, White considered himself an African-American.
Bob Edwards Weekend Hour 2: director Stephan Elliott; musician Jorma Kaukonen
Published: 2009-06-11 23:01:50Director STEPHAN ELLIOTT talks with Bob about adapting playwright Noel Coward's classic "Easy Virtue" for the big screen. This comedy of manners has a glamorous American woman disrupting the quiet world of her new husband's prim British family.
JORMA KAUKONEN is one of the most accomplished guitar players in America. His intricate finger-style melodies are well known to fans that have followed his career from The Jefferson Airplane to Hot Tuna to solo work. Kaukonen joins Bob in our performance studio to play a few tunes and to talk about his latest CD, "River of Time."
Bob Edwards Weekend Hour 1: musician Elvis Costello; folklorists Steve Winick and Nancy Groce
Published: 2009-06-09 18:57:23Musician ELVIS COSTELLO is adding television host to his resume. Beginning December 3rd, the Sundance Channel will air a series called "Spectacle" in which Costello interviews and performs with celebrities including Sir Elton John, Tony Bennett, Lou Reed, Julian Schnabel and Bill Clinton.
Folklorists NANCY GROCE and STEVE WINICK from the Library of Congress dip into the archive of the American Folklife Center and bring along songs, poems, and stories about food.
Bob Edwards Weekend Hour 1: political science professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell, columnist David Broder, talk show host Rebecca Roberts, and commentator Ron Walters; reporter Jeffrey Smith; folklorists Steve Winick and Todd Harvey
Published: 2009-06-09 18:50:50Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States, and with a new commander-in-chief comes a new administration. Chicago native and Princeton University political science professor MELISSA HARRIS-LACEWELL talks about what an Obama administration might look like. And our political roundtable will analyze the results of this historic election. Bob talks with Washington Post columnist DAVID BRODER, REBECCA ROBERTS of XM’s presidential channel and with RON WALTERS, Director of the African-American Leadership Center at the University of Maryland.
Bob talks with Washington Post reporter JEFFREY SMITH about the Bush Administration's last push to weaken environmental regulations.
STEVE WINICK and TODD HARVEY, folklorists with the Library of Congress, share historic musical field recordings that served as the basis of pop hits when they were later covered by contemporary artists. Hear how Feist, Led Zeppelin, and Moby were inspired by what they heard in the American Folklife Center.
Bob Edwards Weekend Hour 2: author Anne Nelson; musician Yusuf Islam
Published: 2009-06-05 15:07:44The Red Orchestra was a group of ordinary Germans who tried to bring down the Nazi regime from within Germany. After years of research and exclusive interviews, ANNE NELSON has published her findings in a book called "Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler."
Cat Stevens was one of the most beloved songwriters of his generation. But at the height of his fame in 1977 (and with 8 gold records under his belt), Stevens converted to Islam, changed his name to YUSUF ISLAM, and left music to do philanthropic work in the Muslim community. He returned to music in 1995, and now has a new album titled "Roadsinger."
Bob Edwards Weekend Hour 1: author and historian Simon Schama; Dan Gediman of This I Believe, Inc.
Published: 2009-06-05 14:55:37Historian, professor and author SIMON SCHAMA didn't look too far back in time for his latest book "The American Future: A History." Using the 2008 presidential election as a reference point, Schama examines the history of four on-going social debates in America: war, religion, race and immigration, and economic division.
In this week's installment of our ongoing series THIS I BELIEVE, Bob talks with DAN GEDIMAN about the essay from Helen Keller. As an infant, Keller was struck by a fever that left her deaf and blind. With the guidance of her teacher Anne Sullivan, Keller learned to communicate with and learn about the rest of the world. Keller became a renowned and radical author, activist, and lecturer.
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