Bill Adair
Aha Moment: Edith Piaf
The French singer and cultural icon had a tumultuous life, as moviegoers are seeing in the Oscar-nominated biopic, “La Vie En Rose.” Marion Cotillard’s extraordinary portrayal of Piaf prompted Studio 360 listener Bill Mankin to write us about how he fell for her. Produced by Jenny Lawton, with production help from Jillian Goodman.
Fact and Fiction in Iowa’s Republican Primary Ads
With the advent of super PACs, the amount of money flowing into political advertising has been unprecedented – $10 million has been spent on TV and radio ads in Iowa in December. More ads and more interests controlling their messages also means that there’s more misinformation out there. Politicfact’s Bill Adair joins the program to […]
GOP Debate in Des Moines
In Iowa the final sprint for the 2012 Republican presidential candidates has begun, with the state’s all-important January 3 caucuses drawing near. On Saturday, all of the major Republican contenders, minus former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, took center stage at Drake University for a Des Moines debate. Surging frontrunner Newt Gingrich found himself fending off […]