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Other segments from the episode on September 14, 1987
The Clarinet is Back.
Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead will review a new album by clarinetist Bill Easley, and discuss the apparent resurgence of the instrument.
Adam Hochschild Reflects on Straying From His Wealthy Roots.
Adam Hochschild, founder of the leftist magazine "Mother Jones." He's written a memoir about his ambivalent relationship with his father, an industrialist who operated a string of gold and diamond mines in South Africa.
The First of Television's Fall Crop.
TV Critic David Bianculli will review the shows that are sneaking in to the schedule before the official start of the fall television season.
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