Today on the Radio: November 27
Recommended: Casualty officers on Fresh Air; the Tell Me More interview on Cuba’s future; Science Friday.
Diane Rehm: Steve Luxenberg, author of Annie’s Ghost. Hour 2: Readers Review: Where the Wild Things Are.
On Point: Books that changed America. Hour 2: Big Apple Circus.
Fresh Air: The new film The Messenger is about soldiers who notify families that a loved one has died in combat. We’ll hear about that job from marine casualty officer Colonel Steve Beck.
Talk of the Nation Science Friday: The strange and silly in science — the Ig Nobel Awards. Hour 2: The science of cheese.
Tell Me More: Cuba… after Fidel.
To the Point: Credit card reform.
The Story: Dick Gordon’s guest thought his dream was coming true when an intriguing woman invited him to join her troupe of street performers in Paris. A number of misadventures later, and that man landed, improbably, the dream job he has today.
