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Fresh Air for January 31, 2011

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The Black Keys: The Fresh Air Interview

The Black Keys: The Fresh Air Interview

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La Lupe in New York, 1967. Courtesy of Richie Viera's Archive/Fania Records hide caption

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La Lupe: A Performer Ruled By Instinct, Ecstasy

La Lupe: A Performer Ruled By Instinct, Ecstasy

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Fresh Air for January 28, 2011

Walton Goggins plays bad boy Boyd Crowder, a complicated white supremacist who bombs a black church in the pilot episode of Justified — and then goes on to become a born-again Christian in prison, claiming that he now has a new mission in life. FX hide caption

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Walton Goggins: Playing Brother Boyd On 'Justified'

Walton Goggins: Playing Brother Boyd On 'Justified'

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Wanda Jackson: Getting The 'Party' Started

Wanda Jackson: Getting The 'Party' Started

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Jason Statham (right) plays Arthur Bishop, a hit man who must teach his former mentor's son Steve (Ben Foster) how to kill. Patti Perret/CBS Films hide caption

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'The Mechanic': A Crisp Thriller From Mr. Man-Crush

'The Mechanic': A Crisp Thriller From Mr. Man-Crush

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Fresh Air for January 27, 2011

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After Tucson Shootings, NRA Again Shows Its Strength

After Tucson Shootings, NRA Again Shows Its Strength

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Singer Charlie Louvin performs during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival on May 4, 2008. Michael Buckner/ Staff/Getty Images Entertainment hide caption

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Charlie Louvin: Remembering Country's Harmonizer

Charlie Louvin: Remembering Country's Harmonizer

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Fresh Air for January 26, 2011

Betty Friedan, the late author of The Feminine Mystique, is shown in her New York apartment May 25, 1970. Anthony Camerano/AP hide caption

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Stirring Up 'The Feminine Mystique' 47 Years Later

Stirring Up 'The Feminine Mystique' 47 Years Later

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'Next Stop Is Vietnam': The War In Music

'Next Stop Is Vietnam': The War In Music

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Fresh Air for January 25, 2011

Economist Paul Krugman says the European economic crisis has "all the aspects of a classical Greek tragedy." iStockphoto.com hide caption

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Paul Krugman: The Economic Failure Of The Euro

Paul Krugman: The Economic Failure Of The Euro

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Author Kenneth Slawenski lives in New Jersey. He founded the website DeadCaulfields.com, and has been researching J.D. Salinger: A Life for the past eight years.   hide caption

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Digging For Pearls In The New Salinger Biography

Digging For Pearls In The New Salinger Biography

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