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A Critic Bides His Time While the Writers' Strike Goes On

TV critic David Bianculli still needs to deliver a column each week, even as the ongoing writers' strike affects programming. He shares some of his more inventive ideas of what to write about.

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Other segments from the episode on July 29, 1988

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 29, 1988: Interview with David Watts; Commentary on nature-inspired songs; Interview with Pat DiNizio; Commentary on the television writers' strike.

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