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Other segments from the episode on December 16, 2005
Carol Burnett: The 'Fresh Air' Interview
The Emmy Award-winning host of The Carol Burnett Show receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild on Saturday. In 2003, Burnett spoke to Fresh Air about life and comedy.
Penguins and Grizzlies on DVD
Two documentaries about nature's pristine complexity are out now on DVD The March of the Penguins and Grizzly Man.
Maureen Corrigan's book recommendations
The novels, âThe Ice Harvestâ by Scott Phillips, âThe History of Loveâ by Nicole Krauss; the nonfiction âThe Beggar King and the Secret of Happinessâ by Joel ben Izzy, and the short story 1961 classic âTell Me a Riddleâ by Tillie Olsen.
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