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Fresh Air Weekend: Danny Burstein, Michio Kaku

Michio Kaku is an author and the Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics at the City University of New York. His books include<em> Hyperspace</em>, <em>Visions</em> and <em>Beyond Einstein</em>.
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Michio Kaku is an author and the Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics at the City University of New York. His books include Hyperspace, Visions and Beyond Einstein.

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

Danny Burstein On Living Up To Sondheim's 'Follies' The actor has played a wide range of roles, from casino owner Lolly Steinman in HBO's Boardwalk Empire, to his current role as Buddy Plummer in the Broadway revival of Follies. He talks about his lengthy career on stage, screen and television.

'Physics Of The Future:' How We'll Live In 2100? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku describes some of the inventions he thinks will appear in the coming century — including Internet-ready contact lenses, space elevators and driverless cars — in his book Physics of the Future.

Buck Owens: Finding His Voice In 'Bakersfield' Owens may be best known as the smiling country singer who co-hosted Hee Haw, but he also sang original tunes. A new collection, Buck Owens: Bound for Bakersfield, goes back to the days before Owens made it big.

You can listen to all of the original broadcasts here:

  • Danny Burstein On Living Up To Sondheim's 'Follies'
  • 'Physics Of The Future:' How We'll Live In 2100?
  • Buck Owens: Finding His Voice In 'Bakersfield'
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