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Archive for January 18th, 2010

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Patrick Carr and Maria Kefalas

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Hour 1
The populations of rural communities in the United States continue to dwindle, especially among the young and college-bound. Philadelphia-based authors and sociologists PATRICK CARR and MARIA KEFALAS – he's an associate professor at Rutgers-New Brunswick, she's an associate professor at St. Joseph's University – join us to discuss their new book, "Hollowing Out the Middle: The Rural Brain Drain and What it Means for America."

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Terry Teachout

Monday, January 18th, 2010

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Wall Street Journal drama critic TERRY TEACHOUT says innovative jazz composer and trumpet player Louis Armstrong "has done more than any other performer to shape America's collective personality." Born in New Orleans to a poor, 15 year old domestic and prostitute, Armstrong grew into one of the most famous people in the world. Many people attribute Armstrong to popularizing jazz throughout the world, characterizing him as a jolly, humble and sunny presence that inspired generations, both musically and spiritually, almost forty years after his death. TEACHOUT's new book is called, "Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong."

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