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Growing Up Amid Avuncular Eccentrics

Author Franz Lidz. His new book, "Unstrung Heroes," is a memoir growing up with four crazy uncles. He writes regularly for Sports Illustrated.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 12, 1991: Interview with Joe Stork; Review of albums by Big Joe Turner, Jay McShann, and Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham; Interview with Franz Lidz; Review of the…
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Blues Remains the Heart of Jazz

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews three albums that show the lasting influence of the blues in the genre that proceeded it. The artists he features are Big Joe Turner, Jay McShann, and Jeanie and Jimmy Cheatham.

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Moose and Squirrel Are Back Again

Television critic David Bianculli reviews "Of Moose and Men: The Rocky and Bullwinkle Story," about the critic's favorite childhood cartoon. It airs this week on many public television stations.

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Woody Allen On Life, Films And 'Whatever Works'

Academy Award-winning writer and director Woody Allen discusses his life and his films — and why audiences shouldn't confuse the two. His latest movie, Whatever Works, tells the story of a "genius" professor in New York who marries a much younger woman.

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