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Cameron Crowe's Goes Back to School

Part 2 of the Fresh Air interview. Crowe talks about how, at 22, he posed as a high school student to research his movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High. He says youth culture had already changed drastically in the four years since he had graduated, especially with rise of Reagan youth.

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Other segments from the episode on April 21, 1989

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, April 21, 1989: Interview with Ben Bradlee, Jr.; Commentary on Cajun music; Interview with Cameron Crowe; Commentary on chaos.

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