Filed by KOSU News in Art & Life.
January 28, 2012

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

How The Glock Became America’s Weapon Of Choice: In his book Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun, Paul Barrett traces how the sleek, high-capacity Austrian weapon found its way into Hollywood films and rap lyrics, not to mention two-thirds of all U.S. police departments.

David Milch: Trying His ‘Luck’ With Horse Racing: The new HBO drama Luck examines the inside world of horse racing through the lives of thoroughbred breeders, owners, jockeys and gamblers. Series creator David Milch spent much of his childhood at the track and has struggled in the past with a gambling addiction.

Long Live The Smiths’ ‘Complete Works’: The band didn’t have many big hits, but it helped define the music of its generation. With the release of The Smiths’ complete works, rock historian Ed Ward look back and tries to figure out what made the group so important.

You can listen to all of the original broadcasts here:

How The Glock Became America’s Weapon Of Choice

David Milch: Trying His ‘Luck’ With Horse Racing

Long Live The Smiths’ ‘Complete Works’

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