NPR Programs: Fresh Air from WHYYThis one-hour program features Terry Gross' in-depth interviews with prominent cultural and entertainment figures, as well as distinguished experts on current affairs and news.The Secret Life Of The 'American Teen'- August 8, 2008 Film critic David Edelstein reviews the new documentary American Teen. Directed by Nanette Burnstein, the film follows a group of seniors at a high school in Warsaw, Indiana.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93414071&ft=1&f=13 Ron Suskind Alleges War Fought On False Premises- August 7, 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind says that the war in Iraq was based not simply on blunders but on lies. His book, The Way of the World, accuses the Bush administration of burying critical information and forging a letter that linked Iraq to the Sept. 11 attacks.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93319762&ft=1&f=13 'Pineapple Express' Blazes Into Theaters- August 6, 2008 Film critic David Edelstein reviews the new stoner-action comedy, Pineapple Express starring and co-written by Seth Rogen.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93342760&ft=1&f=13 Mike Chinoy On How North Korea Went Nuclear- August 6, 2008 Journalist Mike Chinoy, author of Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis, discusses North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and America's attempts to stop their program.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93337427&ft=1&f=13 Summer Knight: Is Kingsley This Year's Rogen- August 5, 2008 Veteran actor rules the screen this summer, appearing in five features between June and August. Among his roles: a mystic in The Love Guru, a corrupt C.I.A. mastermind in War, Inc., and a stoned shrink in The Wackness.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93285481&ft=1&f=13 |