Sep 18th, 2008 · Joseph Arthur is a versatile and prolific rocker. In addition to playing music, his humanitarian efforts have helped bring art, music and more to children in Northern Uganda refugee camps. For all his sterling credentials, Arthur remains easygoing and casual in this session on WFUV.
Sep 7th, 2008 · Joan Baez's sterling voice, the songs she sings and her commitment to society's underdogs have had a profound influence on American culture. Baez talks about her new record, Day After Tomorrow, and performs songs from the album at NPR's New York studio.
Jul 12th, 2007 · In his sterling short-story collection, Jack Pendarvis writes about life's losers but never condescends to them, no matter how stunted or strange they are. The result is funny and sad: You laugh at what's on the page; you're haunted by what's not.
Jan 21st, 2006 · David Greene describes the scene in Sterling, Va., where President Bush tried to have some down-time this week. The president's informal talk with a crowd there lasted more than an hour, and took a variety of twists and turns.
Feb 4th, 2005 · His book Little Children has just come out in paperback. It's a satirical take on parenthood and suburbia. One reviewer writes of the book: "It represents a sterling comic contribution to the growing literature of the Bad Mommy and Bad Daddy." Perrotta is also the author of the novels Joe College and Election, which was made into the 1999 movie of the same name. (This interview was originally broadcast on April 12, 2004.)