Music News The Measure of Sam Cooke's 'Triumph' Fresh Air October 31, 2005 • Biographer Peter Guralnick's new book is Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke. Guralnick follows the life of rhythm and blues legend Sam Cooke from his roots in gospel music through his legendary career as a singer and songwriter whose hits include "You Send Me," "Only Sixteen" and many others. The Measure of Sam Cooke's 'Triumph' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4982687/4982688" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Side Show by the Seashore: A Survival Tale October 30, 2005 • Coney Island's Side Show by the Seashore is a throwback to the days when circuses and carnivals flourished. A proposed Las Vegas-style entertainment complex is a real threat, but the Side Show attraction remains, with its nostalgic charms. Side Show by the Seashore: A Survival Tale Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4981471/4981600" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Childhood Friends Team for 'Capote' October 29, 2005 • Capote tracks the writer's draining effort to complete In Cold Blood. Dan Futterman, known for acting roles on Judging Amy and Will & Grace, wrote the screenplay. He and director Bennett Miller talk with Linda Wertheimer about the film. Childhood Friends Team for 'Capote' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4977999/4978209" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Shopgirl' and Twain Confirm Martin's Iconic Status October 28, 2005 • Steve Martin is at the top of his game. He has just been awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, at the same time that his newest movie, Shopgirl, is winning strong reviews around the country. 'Shopgirl' and Twain Confirm Martin's Iconic Status Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4975808/4977994" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Jerry Lewis on Dean Martin: 'A Love Story' Fresh Air October 25, 2005 • From 1950 to 1956, the team of Martin and Lewis were America's favorite entertainers. A new memoir from Jerry Lewis details how their 10-year partnership was destroyed. Dean and Me: A Love Story details life behind the scenes of 16 films and numerous TV and club shows. Jerry Lewis on Dean Martin: 'A Love Story' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4973590/4973591" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Playwright Sarah Ruhl Entertains with Big Ideas October 21, 2005 • At 31, playwright Sarah Ruhl has already been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize with The Clean House. Ruhl's epic trilogy Passion Play takes her further into the public spotlight. Playwright Sarah Ruhl Entertains with Big Ideas Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4967202/4967608" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Cafe Roger Waters' Revolutionary Opera WXPN October 14, 2005 • Roger Waters, a founding member of Pink Floyd, has released an opera about the French Revolution. The album is based on Etienne Roda-Gil's original French libretto. Roger Waters' Revolutionary Opera
Culture British Playwright Pinter Receives Nobel October 13, 2005 • English playwright Harold Pinter is awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is the author of plays such as The Birthday Party and The Caretaker. Pinter has earned his own adjective, "Pinteresque," which refers to his use of spare dialogue and banal settings to create a sense of dread and implied violence in everyday relationships. British Playwright Pinter Receives Nobel Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4957820/4957821" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Harold Pinter's 'Voices' October 13, 2005 • An excerpt from Harold Pinter's recent play, Voices, which premiered Oct. 10 on BBC's Radio 3, as part of the BBC's celebration of Pinter's 75th birthday. Voices is a collaboration between Harold Pinter and composer James Clarke. Harold Pinter's 'Voices' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4957823/4957824" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The 2005 Nobel Prizes Playwright Pinter Wins Nobel for Literature October 13, 2005 • British playwright Harold Pinter, who juxtaposed the brutal and the banal in such works as The Caretaker and The Birthday Party and made an art form out of spare language and unbearable silence, won the 2005 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday. Playwright Pinter Wins Nobel for Literature Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4956938/4956939" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews 70 Years of Gershwin's 'Porgy and Bess' October 10, 2005 • On this day in 1935, Porgy and Bess, George Gershwin's opera about black life in the South Carolina town of Charleston at the turn of the century, made its Broadway debut. Karen Grigsby Bates offers an appreciation. 70 Years of Gershwin's 'Porgy and Bess' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4951238/4951259" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music Interviews John Adams and 'Dr. Atomic' October 7, 2005 • Composer John Adams, who has composed operas about communism and terrorism, believes that "if opera is actually going to be a part of our lives... it has to deal with contemporary topics." is latest work is about the first test of a nuclear weapon. John Adams talks about his opera, Dr. Atomic. John Adams and 'Dr. Atomic' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4950590/4950591" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Author Interviews The Life and Struggles of Hattie McDaniel October 5, 2005 • A new biography examines the life and struggles of actress Hattie McDaniel, best known for her powerful portrayal of Mammy in the 1939 film, Gone With The Wind. McDaniel won an Academy Award for that role -- the first African-American to do so. The Life and Struggles of Hattie McDaniel Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4946312/4946313" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Honoring the 'Musical' Dialogue of August Wilson October 3, 2005 • NPR's Bob Mondello has an appreciation of playwright August Wilson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning dramas, Fences and The Piano Lesson. Wilson died Sunday of liver cancer in Seattle. Mondello says that Wilson's dialogue was "musical" -- inspired by the blues and lyrical in its phrasing. Honoring the 'Musical' Dialogue of August Wilson Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4934489/4934490" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Playwright August Wilson Dies October 3, 2005 • Internationally renowned playwright August Wilson died Sunday at the age of 60 after a battle with liver cancer. Wilson achieved success with his plays Piano Lessons, Fences and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Playwright August Wilson Dies Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4933572/4933573" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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