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Other segments from the episode on February 24, 1995
Poet and Countercultural Activist Allen Ginsberg
There's a new four-CD boxed set of Ginsberg's work called "Holy Soul Jelly Roll - Songs and Poems." Terry talks to him about the readings featured on these recordings. (Rebroadcast)
Poet Gary Snyder on Nature and Urban Life
Snyder was part of the beat poetry scene in 1950s San Francisco, and inspired a character in several Jack Kerouac novels. He studied Eastern philosophy and religion, and later settled in a more isolated part of the United States -- far from the urban world. He won the Pulitzer Prize, and continues to teach and write. His new collection of essays considers his relationship with the wilderness. (Rebroadcast)
The World's First Interactive Movie
Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Mr. Payback," a new interactive film. He says that, despite multiple viewings and multiple outcomes, he had a hard time following the plot.
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