Bob Edwards Weekend, February 18-19, 2012
HOUR ONE:
Los Angeles Times columnist Doyle McManus joins Bob to discuss the latest political news.
Ken Ballen is a former federal prosecutor and congressional investigator who spent five years as a researcher interviewing more than a hundred Islamic radicals. He was tasked with learning more about their lives, faith and motivations. Terrorists in Love tells the stories of six of the men – from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia – and gets past the clichés about terrorism to reveal the surprising hearts and minds of some Jihadists.
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series This I Believe, we hear the essay of Emily Walshe. Most of us are so busy, we wish for more hours in the day. Between work and family obligations — and time spent driving between the two — there’s very little time left for repose. This time of year puts Walshe in mind of hibernation. She says time for rest should be a part of everyone’s life, and looks to the rhythm of nature for inspiration.
HOUR TWO:
Actor Max Von Sydow has portrayed priests, doctors, popes, cardinals, dads, a James Bond villain, Jesus Christ, the devil, an assassin, grandfathers, a soccer loving Nazi and Ming the Merciless in a Flash Gordon remake, to name just a few of his many roles. Bob talks with the Swedish-born actor about his long career and about his latest role. Von Sydow received his second Oscar nomination for his part as “the renter” in the new film Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
As a banjoist for The Punch Brothers, Noam Pikelny has helped expand the sound of bluegrass. He earned the first annual Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music, and now has released his second solo album, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail. Pikelny joins Bob in the Sirius XM Performance Studio to discuss his work and play a few tunes.
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