Duck Hunting with Dick, with Ken Smith and guest Gen. Wm. Odom

Special guest, General William. E Odom, former director of the National Security Agency. Plus updates and news on Porter Goss, Rummy, and, of course, the Decider himself. Ken Smith cohosts.

John Haskell

Author John Haskell visits the studios to talk about his latest book, American Purgatorio.

Upcoming:
May 22 - Kate T. Williamson, author of A Year in Japan

Mac Premo

Artist, animator, commercial director and carpenter Mac Premo visits to talk about his work and the 2006 Atlantic Avenue Artwalk (Saturday & Sunday, June 3 & 4)
http://www.macpremo.com/
http://www.atlanticavenueartwalk.com/

Ruth Reichl and Henry Petroski

Food critic and editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine Ruth Reichl visits theshow to talk about her latest book, Garlic and Sapphires.
Then, Duke University Professor od Engineering and author Henry Petroski returns to talk about Success Through Failure, the Paradox of Design.

Kate T. Williamson

Writer/illustrator Kate Williamson talks about her experience spending a postgraduate fellowship year in Kyoto, which culminated in her book A Year in Japan.

Kate's website is www.katetwilliamson.com . Be sure to check out the Pet Portraits!

George Stevens, Jr. and Charles A. Stevenson

Producer, director, writer, and founder of the American Film Institute George Stevens, Jr., talks about his experiences on the set and his new book Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood's Golden Age : At the American Film Institute
http://www.afi.com/
and
former US Senate defense and foreign policy advisor Charles A. Stevenson talks about the unique challenges of the office of Secretary of Defense and the people who have served in the office, including William Perry, Donald Rumsfeld, and show favorite Dick Cheney. His new book is titled SECDEF: The Nearly Impossible Job of Secretary of Defense.

Andrew Ross and Lawrence Joseph

NYU Professor of American Studies and Director of the Metropolitan Studies Program Andrew Ross discusses corporate flight and the lessons of free trade as explained in his latest book, Fast Boat to China: Lessons from Shanghai.
http://www.nyu.edu/fas/Faculty/RossAndrew.html
and
April is Poetry Month. Lawyer/poet Lawrence Joseph helps celebrate.
http://www.wvu.edu/~lawfac/jelkins/lp-2001/joseph.html