RCA Reissues Two Kurt Weill Recordings

Dennis Smith says that his own history as a firefighter helped him earn the trust of the people he interviewed for his new book. He talks about firefighter training and culture, and shares some of the personal anecdotes he learned during his research. Smith's first book was called Report from Engine Co. 82

Lou Diamond Philips had his breakout role in the film La Bamba. Now he gets to stretch his acting chops as a knife-wielding, peyote-eating cowboy in Young Guns. He says he chooses his roles carefully to avoid being typecast as an "ethnic" actor.

Despite a plethora of urban legends, the folklorist says reports of earwigs getting stuck in people's heads are largely unfounded. But we can learn a lot about those stories by looking at the etymology of the word "earwig."