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******************* SMOKING IN THE BOY'S ROOM -- This week, President Clinton declared tobacco an addictive drug and announced executive actions designed to keep kids from starting smoking. A search of the NPR archives revealed this report from NPR's Ira Glass. Ira spent some time with teen smokers at Taft High School, and found the students' decision to smoke was influenced more by their peers than by tobacco company ads. (5:30) ex: ATC 960414 RETURNING RUSSIANS -- N-P-R's Anne Garrels reports that many Soviet citizens, who moved to the West in the 70s and 80s, are returning to Russia. But what are they returning 'home' to? ex: ME 960821 RETURNING GARRELS -- Host Neal Conan talks with NPR's Moscow correspondent Anne Garrels. Anne is returning to the U.S. after a two year stint in Russia, and shares her experiences and thoughts on what it has been like reporting on some of the most interesting events in modern Russian history. Original to WEED KING RICHARD DEAD -- Several historical societies have taken out "in memorium" notices for Richard Plantagenet in newspapers worldwide. King Richard the Third of England died at the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. (2:00) ex: ATC 960822 ************************************************************************** Funding Credit K-1 (:29) Morning Edition Promo (:29) Station Break (:59) ************************************************************************** JULIA SWEENEY -- One morning, on the darkened stage of the Coronet Theater in Los Angeles, NPR's Noah Adams talked with Julia Sweeney about her one-woman play, entitled "GOD SAID HA!" Sweeney is best known for her four years as a Saturday Night Live cast member, and as the creator of the androgynous character "Pat." After she left SNL she starred in a Disney film, "IT'S PAT!" On the weekend the movie opened to terrible reviews, Sweeney learned that her brother Mike had collapsed; he had lymphatic cancer. Mike moved in with Julia, and their parents came from Spokane, Washington...all to live in Julia's small West Hollywood house, to help Mike with his medical treatments. Near Mike's death nine months later, Julia learned she had cervical cancer. Throughout this time, Julia was performing improvisational comedy on Sunday nights, talking about what was happening in her life. She's now collected this material as part of "GOD SAID HA!" Julia explained the process of using comedy to deal with difficult situations, and we'll hear several excerpts from the play. (22:29) ex: ATC 960809 MAKING THE DIFFICULT CUTS -- Host Neal Conan talks with NPR's Noah Adams, who interviewed Julia Sweeney and also produced the piece. Noah discusses the difficult and sometimes painful process of editing the interview and Sweeney's play-- which runs nearly two hours-- to fit into a twenty-minute piece. According to Noah, some of the best parts had to end up on the cutting room floor. (3:45)
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