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Novelist and Screenwriter Richard Price.

Richard Price wrote and produced the movie "Mad Dog and Glory," which stars Robert DeNiro, Bill Murray and Uma Thurman. His most recent novel is the best seller, "Clockers," (published by Houghton Mifflin). Christopher Lehmann-Haupt of The New York Times wrote "the signal achievement of "Clockers' is to make us feel the enormous power of these giants that are drugs, alcoholism, poverty." "Clockers" has just been published in paperback. Price also wrote the screenplays for, "The Color of Money," "Sea of Love," and Martin Scorsese's section of "New York Stories." (REBROADCAST FROM 06/03/92)

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, November 19, 1993: Interview with Richard Price; Interview with Jim Galipeau; Review of Nirvana's album "In Utero."
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An L.A. Probation Officer Works to Reform Gang Members.

Probation officer for Los Angeles County, Jim Galipeau. He works with gangs in Los Angeles, and is currently trying to raise money for a program for older gang members. He'll talk with Terry about the truce between gangs that began last spring, just before the riots; the differences between gangs, between Hispanic and Black gangs, and inner city and suburban gangs; the impact of the riots, and the possibility of riots in the future. Galipeau has been a probation officer for 27 years. He's a Vietnam vet, and when he was a teenager, he was a street fighter and drug addict.

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Writer and Director Richard Price

Price wrote and produced the new movie "Mad Dog and Glory," which stars Robert Deniro, Bill Murray and Uma Thurman. His most recent novel is the best seller, "Clockers." Christopher Lehmann-Haupt of The New York Times wrote "the signal achievement of "Clockers' is to make us feel the enormous power of these giants that are drugs, alcoholism, poverty." Price also wrote the screenplays for "The Color of Money," "Sea of Love," and Martin Scorcese's section of "New York Stories."

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