Fresh Air with Terry Gross, October 16, 2008: Interview with Ryan Lizza; Interview with Larry Charles.

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(1.) Journalist RYAN LIZZA. His article in the New Yorker Magazine (Oct. 20 2008 edition) is called Biden's Brief. It's about Biden's relationship with Barack Obama, and about Biden's views of the vice presidency. Lizza is the chief political correspondent for the New Yorker magazine (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES). (2.) Director, writer and producer LARRY CHARLES. He directed the film Religulous, starring Bill Maher, now in theaters. He also directed Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Charles was a staff writer on the Emmy Award winning NBC sitcom Seinfeld, and he directed many episodes of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, starring Larry David. His other TV credits include Mad About You, Entourage, Dilbert and The Tick.