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Bob Edwards Weekend

July 19-20, 2008

HOUR ONE

• Even though he was a U.S. Congressman for two terms, Ben Jones is best-known as "Crazy Cooter" for his role on The Dukes of Hazzard. Jones' road to the halls of Congress was an unlikely one – starting in a shack with no electricity or plumbing. Jones tells his story in his memoir Redneck Boy in the Promised Land.

• Ry Cooder's eclectic and celebrated career qualifies him to stand among America’s most accomplished guitarists. He has relentlessly pursued new challenges, working as a session musician, a songwriter, a film music composer and a producer. His unique collaborations have earned Cooder three Grammys, including his most recent for 1998's worldwide smash Buena Vista Social Club. Cooder's latest album is titled: I, Flathead: The Songs of Kash Buk and the Klowns, it is being released simultaneously with a novella of the same title.

HOUR TWO

• Bob talks with author Richard Bausch about his 11^th novel titled, Peace. It tells the story of a company of American soldiers scrabbling up an Italian mountainside in the closing days of World War II. The Germans are retreating and Bausch's crew has been sent on a thankless mission: to confirm the retreat without being killed.

• Curator and archaeologist Dr. Fredrik Hiebert walks Bob through the National Gallery of Art's latest exhibit Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul. This remarkable collection survived wars and looting only through the courage and ingenuity of Kabul's National Museum director and curators.