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Blanchett's Blanche, A Capital Conversation-Starter

Washington, D.C. has been talking for weeks about a performance New Yorkers are still waiting to see: Cate Blanchett's Blanche DuBois. Now the Oscar-winning actress and passionate anti-global warming activist sits down for a talk with Diane Rehm.

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One-Woman Show Explores Human Side Of Health Care

Actress Anna Deavere Smith traveled across the country interviewing people about their thoughts on health care. From an injured bull rider to a medical school dean, she recounts what she heard through monologues in her latest documentary-style theater production, Let Me Down Easy.

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