November 6, 2009
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CTW/Jim Henson Prod/The Kobal CollectionA Stroll Among The Memories On 'Sesame Street'
()The venerable children's TV show celebrates its 40th anniversary on Nov. 10, with a demonstration from First Lady Michelle Obama on how to plant your own vegetable garden. The late Jeff Moss, one of the program's co-creators, talked to Terry Gross in 1998; we'll listen back to excerpts from that conversation.
Recent Interviews
Movie Interviews
A Director's 'Precious' Project
November 5, 2009 Director Lee Daniels' new film, Precious, adapted from the 1996 novel Push, centers on the life of an abused, overweight, pregnant teen.
Author Interviews
'The Audacity To Win' The Presidency
November 4, 2009 As Barack Obama's presidential campaign manager, David Plouffe was responsible for constructing an unprecedented grass-roots campaign. In his new book, The Audacity To Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory, Plouffe presents a behind-the-scenes look at a historic campaign.
Television
The Many Roles Of 'Glee' Meanie Jane Lynch
November 4, 2009 Jane Lynch may be most well-known for her recent roles as Sue Sylvester on Glee and as Julia Child's sister in Julie & Julia, but she's a movie and TV veteran, with a long list of delicious character parts under her belt.
Music Interviews & Profiles
For The Swell Season, Life Imitates Art
October 30, 2009 In 2007 Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly." The song was from the film Once, a touching musical love story that starred Hansard and Irglova as struggling musicians and kindred spirits — a relationship that carried on off-screen.
