A Screenwriter's High School Revenge Fantasy

Lumet is known for completing movies quickly and under budget. He's made 38 films in 30 years -- a pace typically associated with the studio system of early Hollywood. He joins Fresh Air to discuss the consistency of American actors, including stars like Al Pacino and Henry Fonda, and the production of several of his classic movies.

Jazz musician and historian Loren Schoenberg profiles Red Norvo, a pioneering xylophonist who began his recording career in the 1930s.

Language commentator Geoff Nunberg considers how electronic communication like telephone conversations and radio broadcasts have changed the ways we introduce ourselves.