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Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Novelist, screenwriter and veteran newsman PETE HAMILL. His new book is the novel Tabloid City, set in the newsroom of a dying New York city tabloid. HAMILL is the author of over a dozen books including the bestselling novels Snow in August and Forever and the bestselling memoir A Drinking Life. HAMILL writes a column for the New York Daily News and lives in New York City. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES) (2.) Novelist STEWART O'NAN writes about the lives of ordinary run-of-the mill people. His new novel Emily Alone takes place nearly a decade after his previous novel Wish You Were Here, and continues the story of Emily Maxwell as she grows older. Fresh Air book critic Maureen Corrigan writes "With economy, wit and grace, O'Nan ushers us into the shrinking world of a pleasantly flawed, rather ordinary old woman and keeps us readers transfixed by the meaning that's to be uncovered in monotony." O'NAN has written twelve novels as well as the bestselling Faithful (with Stephen King). (3.) Film critic DAVID EDELSTEIN reviews three action movies made by Asian-born directors: Legend of the Fist by Hong Kong's Andrew Lau; 13 Assassins by Japan's Takashi Miike, and in wide release Fast Five, an American-made sequel to the Fast and the Furious by Taiwan's Justin Lin.

6 images. Hot rod show (National Guard Armory, Exposition Park), Los Angeles, 14 October 1954. Vivian Mason (actress); Ina Anders (Swedish film actress). ; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Snow. Reporter: Ostler. Assignment: Hot rod show, National Guard Armory, Exposition Park. 17-18: Snub-nosed hot rod of Belmont Sanchez. Car is a modified Chrysler Austin coupe. Top speed 166 mph, 400 horsepower engine. Models are from left: Ina Anders and Vivian Mason. 27-28: Sitting on back of seat of fiberglass 'B' model dragster is Vivian Mason, Ina Anders sits on tire. Car weighs 1200 pounds. 29-30: Standing in Model A Ford hot rod of Bert Leithold of Riverside is actress Vivian Mason. Inspecting car's motor is Ina Anders, Swedish film actor,"

Earl Branick and another man sit in Branick's homemade hot rod on a street lined with houses. An American flag flies from the front of the car.

Crowds gather at the Farmington fairgrounds to watch the 'Hot Rod' race and exhibition on Sunday. This is the Minnesota debut of the sport, which entails stripping down and gearing up old automobiles for performance and style. Fifteen drivers, most of them veterans, competed for the $600 prize-money in a 7-race program. Winner of the main event was Gordon Egsgaard (not pictured) of Richfield.

Gordon Egsgaard of Richfield is the winner of a main event at the 'Hot Rod' race at Farmington fairgrounds. Here, he gets his face cleaned by his girlfriend, Mazie Swanson of Minneapolis.

Rodney Krueger, contemplates new work to be done on his jalopy, which used to be a 1926 Model T. Over the past 2 years, he has installed a Model A engine and modern wheels among other improvements. The vehicle will move at about 70 miles per hour.