Missed a show? Download it for $2.95!
THE BOB EDWARDS SHOW SCHEDULE
March 8-12, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
The GOP is poised to make gains this election cycle, but the Tea Party and conservative talk show hosts have stepped in, threatening to derail the official Republican line. Lou Dubose is the editor of the Washington Spectator. He attended the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC and will discuss his observations of the event and of Republican leadership. Then, Suzi Ragsdale has sung background vocals on more than 60 albums including Whisper My Name by Randy Travis, but recording her own music has been a slower process. This year, the songwriter, vocalist and pianist has already released two albums. The first, titled Best Regards, is a eclectic set of her recent tunes and Less of the Same, is a hand-picked mix of songs written over the course of her career.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Writer Kim Ablon Whitney based her young adult novel, The Other Half of Life, on the true-life story of the 1939 voyage of hundreds of Germans escaping the Nazi regime for Cuba on the MS St. Louis. The Other Half of Life is the recipient of the 2009 National Jewish Book Award for Children and Young Adult Literature. Then, singer-songwriter Patty Larkin celebrates 25 years in the music business with a new album titled 25. In this ambitious project, Larkin reworked 25 different love songs and is joined by 25 fellow musicians on these acoustic and intimate arrangements. Guest artists include Rosanne Cash, Shawn Colvin, Chris Smither and many others.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Can you change the entire health care system with a single sheet of paper? Dr Peter Pronovost had a simple idea: post checklists at patients’ doorways and have doctors and nurses follow the procedure. The result in Michigan was a reduction in hospital infection by 75%. For this seemingly simple idea, Pronovost, a professor at Johns Hopkins Medical School, won a MacArthur Genius Award, was on Oprah and is now leading a movement to find simple (but not easy) solutions to attack a pernicious medical problem: the culture of the American hospital. Then, New York Times reporter Alex Berenson has covered areas ranging from the drug industry to Hurricane Katrina and Iraq. That experience led him to write The Faithful Spy, which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. His latest is The Midnight House and it explores the assassination of a former CIA team which was responsible for interrogating detainees at a secret site. Berenson talks about the intelligence underworld and how it influences relations with countries like Egypt, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Pacific is a 10-part miniseries that portrays the real-life journeys of three Marines across the Pacific Theater during World War II. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are the producers of the HBO show which is based on the work of Hugh Ambrose, who will describe the battle stories (including those that were not part of the television special.) His book, The Pacific, is the official companion to the HBO miniseries that debuts on Sunday, March 14.
Friday, March 12, 2010
First, David Broder of The Washington Post joins Bob to talk politics. Then, First Lieutenant Mike Scotti documented the invasion of Iraq on his Mini-DV camera and through journal entries. From that material, director Kristian Fraga made Severe Clear, a first person account of the Marines who were on the front lines of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Scotti and Fraga will discuss Severe Clear and the difficulties they each faced. Finally, in this week’s installment of our ongoing series This I Believe, Bob talks with curator Dan Gediman about the essay of Robert A. Heinlein. He won four Hugo Awards during his 50-year career as a science fiction writer. Born and raised in Missouri, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1929 and did aeronautical engineering for the Navy during World War II. Heinlein’s books include Starship Troopers and Stranger in a Strange Land.