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Comedian Kate Clinton.

Kate Clinton. She's a stand-up comedian whose routines focus on sexual politics.

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Other segments from the episode on January 13, 1988

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, January 13, 1987: Interview with Bob Wilber; Review of Philip Glass's album "Akhnaten"; Interview with Kate Clinton; Commentary on the language of post-modernism.
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Jazz Musician Bob Wilber.

Jazz clarinetist and alto and soprano saxophonist Bob Wilber. Wilber is also a composer and arranger; He arranged the music for the film "The Cotton Club." And he's just completed his autobiography. It's scheduled for release later this spring and is titled "Music Was Not Enough." This Saturday, Wilber will lead a tribute at Carnegie Hall to the late Benny Goodman, the king of the jazz clarinet. It's the 50th anniversary of Goodman's famed concert there.

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Philip Glass's Colorful Opera "Akhnaten."

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews the new recording of Philip Glass's opera, "Akhnaten". The performance features Paul Esswood in the title role, and Dennis Russell Davies conducting the Stuttgart State Opera and chorus.

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Another Clinton on Politics and Comedy

Lesbian, feminist comic Kate Clinton. Last night she hosted a gay ball in Washington D.C., celebrating the inauguration. She tackles social taboos and politics without putdowns, name-calling, or abusive behavior. Her subjects include menstruation, men-bashing, and people in wheelchairs. She's been doing comedy since the early 1980s. Before that she was a high school English teacher.

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