October 4, 1989

Trying to "Forget About Remembering."

Writer Saul Bellow. His short stories and novels have won him three National Book Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and a Nobel Prize. His newest novel is "The Bellarosa Connection," a story about the meaning of memory.

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Saul Bellow

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Terry Gross

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, October 4, 1989: Interview with Saul Bellow; Interview with Jerry Markbreit; Commentary on American immigrants.

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October 4, 1989

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NFL Referee Jerry Markbreit.

NFL referee Jerry Markbreit (MARK-brite). His book, Born To Referee, is an inside look at the world of football through the eyes of a referee. Markbreit began calling the shots at high school games and made his way up to the pros.

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Jerry Markbreit

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October 4, 1989

03:27

Gregory Djanikian Reads His Poem "In the Elementary School Choir."

Egyptian-born poet Gregory Djanikian (ja-NIK-ee-ann) reads a poem about his early memories of moving to America and starting school.

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Gregory Djanikian

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Trying to "Forget About Remembering."

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Other segments from the episode on October 4, 1989

NFL Referee Jerry Markbreit.

Gregory Djanikian Reads His Poem "In the Elementary School Choir."

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