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Why "The Sopranos" Works.

TV critic David Bianculli on the season finale of "The Sopranos" the series on HBO about the mob.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, April 2, 1999: Interview with Huston Smith; Review of the television show "The Sopranos."
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From the Archives: The World's Wisdom Traditions.

Professor of Religion, and distinguished scholar Huston Smith. His book "The World's Religions" (formerly "The Religions of Man") has been the most widely-used textbook for courses in world religion for thirty years. There's now a new version of his book, "The Illustrated World's Religions: a Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions." (Harper, in paperback). (REBROADCAST from 2/19/96)

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'The Sopranos' Takes One Last Hit

HBO's long-running hit The Sopranos returns this Sunday, with the first of nine episodes that will wrap up the mob drama. Guest host David Bianculli weighs in on the final act of this widely acclaimed series.

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