Author and terrorism expert Peter Bergen has been reporting and writing about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda for over ten years, traveling to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. In our first hour, Bergen will join us to talk about co-writing a story for The New Republic that describes the latest twist in al-Qaeda's development. The article is entitled, "The Unraveling: Al Qaeda's Revolt Against bin Laden." Following that, Newsweek reporter Tina Peng talks about her article "Gym Sins" and lists the most obnoxious habits of fitness club members. You know the ones. The people who don't wipe the equipment down after they've saturated it with their sweat. I don't know if that made Tina Peng's list, but it's certainly on mine. What's on yours? At the end of the hour, we'll read your responses to last week's email challenge asking you to tell us what objects you would choose to spend all of eternity with when you're laid to rest. Sorry, the Pringles can is already taken.
We're really excited about our second hour today. We'll be broadcasting from studio 4A, but this is the first time we'll feature a stand up comedian in front of a live audience. And if you're familiar with Lewis Black, you know you're in for a real treat today. He's talked about the absurdities of life and politics on stage, and now he can add the meaning of life to his humorous repertoire. Black will talk about his new book, Me of Little Faith, expound on his relationship to religion and take your calls for our entire second hour.
Enjoy!
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