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Music Interviews

Springsteen Goes Soul Searching with 'Devils'

On his latest album, Devils & Dust, rocker Bruce Springsteen strips down, musically and spiritually, using his lone voice on spare acoustic songs to explore themes of spirituality, of moral uncertainty and loss. In a two-part interview, the singer talks about his life, songwriting and new album.

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Monday

Technology

Industry Hopes Dual-Disc Tech Will Stem Piracy

In its latest attempt to stem file sharing, the music industry has developed a disc format that plays both on DVD and CD players. Joel Rose of member station WHYY reports that a new album by a rock legend is about to shine the spotlight on this technology.

Industry Hopes Dual-Disc Tech Will Stem Piracy

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Conversations with Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen is busy. His new album, Devils & Dust will be produced using new dual-disc technology, and he's about to hit the road on a solo tour. The rock legend performs "Jesus Was an Only Son" — a preview for two conversations Renee Montagne has with Springsteen.

Conversations with Bruce Springsteen

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Sports

'Professor' Rules the School of Urban Street Ball

Basketball apparel company AND 1 markets the urban street ball phenomenon through slick highlight tapes of no-look passes and thundering dunks set to hip-hop. Its players have names like Hot Sauce and Main Event. Then, there's The Professor -- a ball-handling guard who's somewhat of a pioneer: He's white.

'Professor' Rules the School of Urban Street Ball

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Culture

Actor Anthony LaPaglia

Fresh Air

He currently stars on the drama series, Without a Trace as the head of the FBI division that focuses on missing persons. Before that he won an Emmy Award for his guest-starring role as Simon, Daphne's drunken brother on Frasier.

Actor Anthony LaPaglia

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Saturday

Movies

A Conversation with Director Sydney Pollack

Director Sydney Pollack tells Scott Simon about his new movie The Interpreter -- the first film shot on location at the United Nations -- and reflects on his long career, including his work as an actor. He also weighs in on the impact of big-time Hollywood movies.

A Conversation with Director Sydney Pollack

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Friday

Poetry

'Slouching Toward Nirvana' with Bukowski

Hard-drinking, outlaw poet Charles Bukowski wrote about living in slums, working dead-end jobs and haunting bars in Los Angeles. John Martin, the long-time editor of Bukowski — who died in 1994 — discusses a new book of the writer's poems, Slouching Toward Nirvana.

'Slouching Toward Nirvana' with Bukowski

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Wednesday

Culture

Looking Back at 'Your Hit Parade'

The radio program Your Hit Parade, which began on NBC Radio 70 years ago and ended on television 24 years later. It featured a stock company of singers perform the week's most popular songs to an audience of millions.

Looking Back at 'Your Hit Parade'

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Media

TV, Radio Fight Broader Curbs on 'Indecency'

Television and radio station owners discuss self-policing measures to head off more regulation from the government. Increasing political pressure to reduce indecency on the airwaves is a major topic at this week's National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas.

TV, Radio Fight Broader Curbs on 'Indecency'

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Saturday

National

R. Crumb's Musical Moonlighting

Robert Crumb, the iconic cartoonist and illustrator, lives in a small French village and does not often speak to the media. In a conversation with Frank Browning, he talks about his love of music from bygone days and his band, the Cheap Suit Serenaders.

R. Crumb's Musical Moonlighting

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Friday

Culture

Sarah Vowell, Springing into Action

Fresh Air

Vowell's new book, Assassination Vacation, is about her visits to the gravesites and monuments honoring Presidents Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley. Vowell also voiced the character of Violet in the animated film 'The Incredibles.' This story was originally broadcast on April 20, 2000 and Sept. 16, 2002.

Sarah Vowell, Springing into Action

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