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Fresh Air Weekend: 'The Simpsons' And Author Stephan Eirik Clark

Fresh Air
Published August 23, 2014 at 9:03 AM EDT
FXX started airing all 552 episodes of <em>The Simpsons </em>Aug. 21 in<em> </em>the longest single-series marathon in TV history.
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FXX started airing all 552 episodes of The Simpsons Aug. 21 in the longest single-series marathon in TV history.

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:

Prepare For 'The Simpsons' Marathon With Interviews From The 'Fresh Air' Archives: Starting Thursday, FXX will air all 552 episodes of The Simpsons in the longest single-series marathon in TV history. Fresh Air listens backs to interviews with the show's creator, writers and actors.

'Sweetness #9' Satirizes Food Wars And Artificial America: The novel is about a flavor chemist who tests a sweetener on lab rats and monkeys and finds side effects the company covers up. Author Stephan Eirik Clark says he was inspired by Fast Food Nation.

You can listen to the original interviews here:

Prepare For 'The Simpsons' Marathon With Interviews From The 'Fresh Air' Archives

'Sweetness #9' Satirizes Food Wars And Artificial America

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