Before Ginger, Fred Astaire was teamed for 27 years with his sister Adele. Kathleen Riley tells their story

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Before Ginger, Fred Astaire was teamed for 27 years with his sister Adele. Kathleen Riley tells their story

Mark Arnold discusses his book Total Television Productions: The Story Of Underdog, Tennessee Tuxedo & The Rest

Music historian Greil Marcus discusses his book The Doors: A Lifetime Of Listening To Five Mean Years.

Accordion master and comedienne Judy Tenuta does her best to ignore Gary Shapiro on this week’s From The Bookshelf!

Actor Barry Livingston on his career from My Three Sons to Mad Men.

Novelist Jennifer Miller discusses her new novel The Year Of The Gadfly

James Kaplan returns to discuss his new book, Time Magazine’s Paul McCartney
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The Wrecking Crew were the studio musicians who played on hit after hit in the 1960’s. Kent Hartman tells their amazing story.

Adam Abraham discusses his book When Magoo Flew: The Rise & Fall Of Animation Studio UPA
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