Terry Gross

We'll hear an excerpt from the new NPR radio show, "This American Life," produced at WBEZ in Chicago. Contributor Julie Showalter talks about growing up on a turkey farm in Missouri.

Eastwood joins Fresh Air with his biographer Richard Schickel.

The former Saturday Night Live performer was best known for, Pat, the gender-ambiguous character. Sweeney took the character the big screen, but the result was a flop. When her brother was diagnosed with cancer, she took him into her home to take care of him while he was getting treatment. Her parents also moved in. Sweeney began work on a performance piece as a way to deal with the situation. Her brother eventually died, and she herself was diagnosed with cancer. She's now in remission. Sweeney's one woman show is called "God Said, Ha!"