NPR Programs: Fresh Air from WHYY

20 Years Of Defending Death Row Inmates

Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0500
Attorney David Dow has spent his career representing inmates who have been sentenced to death. Despite his efforts, many of his clients have been executed — and most of them were guilty. In his new memoir, The Autobiography of an Execution, Dow details what it's like to become emotionally involved with the people living on death row.

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Jazz Ensemble Empirical Recalls Eric Dolphy

Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:24:00 -0500
Out 'n' In, the latest album from Empirical, is a tribute to the late musician Eric Dolphy. The record contains six original pieces that adopt Dolphy's style and adaptations of two songs from his album Out to Lunch!

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Temple Grandin: The Woman Who Talks to Animals

Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:42:00 -0500
Temple Grandin is one of the world's greatest animal behaviorists. She is also autistic — and has put that to work for her. Grandin has written several books on animals, including Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior. This weekend, HBO will premiere a made-for-TV movie based on her life.

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'Love' American Style: In Paris, Travolta Takes Names

Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:40:00 -0500
Luc Besson's latest action fantasy, From Paris With Love, stars John Travolta as an FBI agent and Jonathan Rhys Myers as a diplomat trying to stop a terrorist attack in Paris. The story moves at warp speed — and it doesn't skimp on thrills.

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Aziz Ansari: The Funniest Tool In 'Parks' Utility Shed

Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0500
Comedian Aziz Ansari has appeared on HBO's Flight of the Conchords, ABC's Scrubs and MTV's Human Giant. Nowadays he stars opposite Amy Poehler on NBC's workplace comedy Parks and Recreation.

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