Miguel Zenon (Soundcheck: Thursday, 04 December 2008)
Growing up in Puerto Rico, Miguel Zenon saved money to come to the U.S. by playing in salsa bands with friends. Now, at 31, the New York-based saxophonist has received the MacArthur Genius Award for his blend of jazz and Puerto Rican jibaro music. He joins us for an interview.
Goodwill to All (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 04 December 2008) Khaled Hosseini, author of two best-selling novels set in Afghanistan, talks about his role as a Goodwill Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Also, Fortune columnist and ?Left Right & Center? host Matt Miller explains how he ?stopped worrying and learned to love trillion dollar deficits.?
Two Sides (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 04 December 2008)
Not every actor can be seen in the same day portraying a Catholic martyr and a disgraced US President! Frank Langella talks about his current roles as Richard Nixon and Sir Thomas More.
Also: soprano Dawn Upshaw and crime writer Patricia Cornwell. And on Underreported: find out about the physical scars torture leaves.
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