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Other segments from the episode on November 20, 1989
Husband and Wife Musicians.
The husband-and-wife rhythm section, drummer Chris Frantz and bassist Tina Weymouth. The two co-founded Talking Heads with David Byrne in 1974, and married in 1977. The two also founded the band "Tom Tom Club," a loose conglomeration of friends, relatives and neighbors. Tom Tom Club has had hits with the songs "Genius of Love," and "Wordy Rappinghood," from their 1981 debut album "Tom Tom Club," and since has recorded two other albums, "Close to the Bone," and "Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom." (Rebroadcast.
David Shields Turns Stuttering Into a Metaphor.
Novelist David Shields. His second novel, Dead Languages, uses the experience of stuttering as a metaphor for the difficulty of all interaction. It's the story of Jeremy Zorn and his efforts - sometimes comic - to overcome his stutter. The story parallels Shields' experiences. Shields says the inspiration for the novel grew from the paradox between his own comfort and security in the written word, contrasted with his virtual paralysis with speech. (Rebroadcast. Original date 5/10/89).
Marginalized Girls Speak Out In PBS Documentary.
Television critic David Bianculli reviews "Girltalk." It's a documentary that explores the lives of several women...all of them runaways, many of them from abusive homes. The program airs as part of Public Television's series, "P.O.V." (That's short for point of view).
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