Today on the Talkers: Friday news corral, remembering JFK
Our suggestions: Not being sure of the difference between a roundtable and a roundup, we suggest you flip back and forth between DR and OP till you hear something you like. Both will be good. Also, we’re going to listen to The Story today. You might want to, as well. If your station doesn’t carry the program, use the link below to listen.
Diane Rehm: Friday News Roundup: Key positions in the Obama administration are reported filled; the Dow drops below 8000; and pirates hijack a Saudi super-tanker.
On Point: Roundtable: All eyes on Obama’s emerging cabinet…”The Big Three” go begging… markets keep tumbling. Hour 2: Newsweek’s Jon Meachum shares his new biography of Andrew Jackson, “American Lion.”
Fresh Air: Archive interview with Barney Rosset, who was honored this week at the National Book Awards. He fought two landmark court battles for the right to publish Henry Miller’s “Tropic of Cancer,” and the uncensored version of D.H. Lawrence’s “Lady Chatterley’s Lover.” Also a talk with author Edwidge Danticat. Her memoir, “Brother, I’m Dying,” is now out in paperback.
Talk of the Nation Science Friday: the future of plug-in cars, The Mars explorer, the Egyptian pyramids, and the bacteria in your intestines.
The Story: This weekend is the 45th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Sorrell Schwartz remembers the sad day well. He was a young military officer who found himself in charge of the effort to receive the casket of the slain President.
To the Point: outgoing presidents perpetuate their policies with new orders. How hard will they be for the next president to undo?
