Terry Gross

We listen back to interviews with historian Philip Dray, author of At the Hands of Persons Unknown, and James Allen, who collected postcard "souvenirs" of lynchings for Without Sanctuary.

Lennard Davis talks about his new memoir “My Sense of Silence: Memoirs of a Childhood With Deafness” (University of Illinois Press), about Davis's experiences, growing up a hearing child with deaf parents. He'll talk about his complex and sometimes difficult relationship with his deaf, working-class Jewish immigrant parents. DAVIS is a professor and Graduate Director of the English Department at State University of New York, Binghamton. He has written several books and published essays in The Nation, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and other publications.

British writer Nick Hornby. His novel High-Fidelity has been made into a new film starring John Cusack as a 36-year old obsessed record-collector who's just lost his girlfriend -- a casualty of his devotion to music. The movie opens March 31st. (REBROADCAST from 9/26/95)

This month composer and jazz musician Ornette Coleman celebrates his 70th birthday. We’ll hear from him and his son Denardo Coleman. In 1959 Coleman changed the course of jazz with the start of "free jazz" and the formation of The Ornette Coleman Quartet. We will also hear from members of Coleman’s original Quartet: bassist Charlie Haden and the late trumpeter Don Cherry. REBROADCAST from 7/11/9 (from interviews aired: 11/26/1985, 9/12/1990, and 10/24/1995)

Dr. Andrew Weill specializes in holistic medicine. He's the author of the bestseller "Spontaneous Healing." His new book is "Eating Well For Optimum Health: The Essential Guide to Food, Diet, and Nutrition" (Knopf). Weill is the founder of the Foundation for Integrative Medicine in Tucson, Arizona. His website is www.drweil.com

Director/writer Kimberly Pierce and actress Hilary Swank from the film "Boys Don't Cry." The movie Is based on a true story about a Nebraskan teenage girl, Teena Brandon, who successfully passed herself off as a boy, Brandon Teena. When her true Identity Is discovered, she's raped by two men, and killed after bringing charges against them. SWANK has been nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal, so has her co-star Chloe Sevigny who plays Teena's girlfriend Lana.

Nathaniel Lachenmeyer has written the new book, “The Outsider: A Journey Into My Father’s Struggle with Madness” (Broadway Books). His father, Charles, was a professor of sociology who lived a normal suburban life with his family until the onset of schizophrenia. The disease destroyed his life: he lost his job, his family, and ended up homeless. Nathaniel corresponded with his father until it became too difficult to continue. After learning of his father’s death in 1995, he decided to find out what happened to him.

Attorney and former Deputy Commissioner of Baseball, Stephen Greenberg. He’ll discuss his father, legendary baseball player Hank Greenberg, who faced bigotry in the 1930s and 40s as America’s first Jewish baseball star. Greenberg played first base and outfield for the Detroit Tigers from 1933-46 and for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947. And he helped the Tigers win the pennant four times. There’s a new documentary about him, “The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg” (by Aviva Kempner).

Screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière is best known for his 19 year collaboration with French film director Luis Bunuel. Their films Include "Diary of a Chambermaid," "Belle du Jour," "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" and "The Obscure Object of Desire." Carrière also wrote screenplays for "The Tin Drum," "The Return of Martin Guerre," and "The Unbearable Lightness of Being." On March 5th, Carrière received the highest award given by the Writers Guild of American, the Screen Laurel Award.

Director Brian De Palma. His new film “Mission to Mars” opens this week. It stars Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, and Don Cheadle. De Palma’s other films include "Carrie", "Dressed to Kill", "The Fury", "Scarface" and “Carlito’s Way.” His thrillers were often compared with those of Hitchcock. In the 1970's, De Palma, along with other young film directors Martin Scorsese, Steven Speilberg and Francis Coppola made films of such quality that the period is sometimes referred to as another Golden Age of Hollywood. (REBROADCAST from 11/10/93)