Max Watman

Chasing the White Dog

Original airdate: March 26, 2010

“In Chasing the White Dog, journalist Max Watman traces the historical roots and contemporary story of hooch. He takes us to the backwoods of Appalachia and the gritty nip joints of Philadelphia, from a federal courthouse to Pocono Speedway, profiling the colorful characters who make up white whiskey’s lore. Along the way, Watman chronicles his hilarious attempts to distill his own moonshine — the essential ingredients and the many ways it can all go wrong — from his initial ill-fated batch to his first successful jar of ‘shine.” – simonandschuster.com

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Tom De Haven

Our Hero: Superman on Earth

Original airdate: March 19, 2010

“As with athletes and artists, there has always been a selfish, even a self-serving quality to Superman, to Superman’s ego. He doesn’t require love from the multitudes; Lois Lane will do. Basically, what he needs, and all he needs, is the freedom to act in ways that are satisfying to him.

That’s why he’ll ‘never stop doing good.’

It makes him feel good, dammit.”

-from Our Hero by Tom De Haven

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Tim Dorsey

Gator A-Go-Go

Original airdate: March 5, 2010

“They threw the midget over the balcony, and I was off on the spring break vacation of a lifetime…”

-the first line of Gator A-Go-Go by Tim Dorsey

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