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  • The British actor, who died last week, became famous in the U.S. in the '70s for his starring role in the BBC series I, Claudius,and later appeared in the filmAlien. Originally broadcast in 1989.
  • Dr. John Mack died Tuesday in London, the victim of an auto accident. Dr. Mack, a Harvard professor, wrote A Prince of Our Disorder, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of T.E. Lawrence, or Lawrence of Arabia. Years later, he did controversial research on people who claimed they had been abducted by aliens. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with a friend and colleague of Dr. Mack, Dr. Robert Jay Lifton of the Harvard Medical School.
  • Rock historian ED WARD talks about the Million Dollar Quartet session released on RCA several years ago. The recording is of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and others playing in the Sun Records studios in 1956. INT. 2: Professor JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN. A native of Ireland, ordained as a priest in the U.S. (he left the Priesthood in 1969), CROSSAN now teaches biblical studies at DePaul University. CROSSAN is a founding member of the Jesus Seminar, a group of scholars who meet to determine the authenticity of Jesus'' sayings in the Gospels. Earlier this year, CROSSAN wrote "Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography" (HarperCollins) which seeks to place Jesus in the context of his Jewish, Mediterranean and peasant roots; to see him as a Socratic philosopher and radical egalitarian. (REBROADCAST from 3/30/94) REV. 2: Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews a reissue of "The Voice That Is!" (Impulse!), by baritone singer Johnny Hartman.
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  • Thr novel centers around Jordan, a 12-year-old Korean-American boy living in Los Angeles who is caught up in events following the acquittal of the men videotaped beating Rodney King in 1992.
  • A new, seven-part series on Apple TV+ unfolds like a period-piece Columbo. First John Wilkes Booth plans and commits the murder, then the lead investigator deciphers clues to catch the elusive killer.
  • Last year, the fast-food chain earned the dubious distinction from a health watchdog group of serving "America's worst restaurant meal." Now, Long John Silver's is winning praise for removing all trans fats from its menu.
  • Artist John Baldessari died last Thursday at his home in Venice, Calif. The artist helped shape not just a movement — conceptual art — but the LA art scene itself. He was 88.
  • Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about the GOP's unwillingness to stand up to President Trump, who still refuses to accept the results of the presidential election.
  • Wendel Patrick is a Baltimore-based jazz and classical pianist, as well as a sought after hip-hop producer, a lecturer at Johns Hopkins’ Peabody…
  • The candidate's message and even the way he interacts with voters are strikingly similar to his 1999 campaign, but his tastes in music have changed.
  • A sportswriter and a former Michigan Wolverines football player imagine the college days of a nursery rhyme farmer in this quiz about animal mascots and the noises they make.
  • Investigative reports from the Center for Public Integrity and ABC News concluded that the program "helped coal companies thwart efforts by ailing mine workers to receive disability benefits."
  • NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with The Ringer staff writer Tyler Tynes about the legacy of college basketball coach John Chaney. Chaney, who coached at Temple University, died on Friday at 89 years old.
  • He was a veteran of 1970s television comedies such as Good Times and What's Happening!!, but was best known for his role in Ice Cube's Friday films.
  • Former SNLwriter Mulaney was "absolutely terrified" to host the show. David Bianculli reviews What We Do in the Shadows. Lyonne says her own near death experience informed her work on Russian Doll.
  • The family of Steven Sotloff said they hoped the man identified as Mohammed Emzawi is brought to justice. The daughter of aid worker David Haines said she wanted a "bullet between ... [his] eyes."
  • Grisham and his co-author and Centurion Ministries founder Jim McCloskey write about men and women who were convicted of crimes because of poor policing and incompetent "expert witnesses."
  • A Maryland appellate court has ordered the reinstatement of Mr. Syed's recently reversed conviction for the murder of Hae Min Lee. Baltimore appellate lawyer Steven Klepper discusses what's next.
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