A Word on Words

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"...invariably, there is more to be discerned
from an author's words than what he puts on paper."

A Word on Words, one of NPT's signature programs, has been celebrating authors, literature and ideas for close to three decades.

The show is hosted by Nashville's renowned editor and First Amendment advocate, John Seigenthaler, who regularly evokes from his guests fresh evidence that "invariably, there is more to be discerned from an author's words than what he puts on paper." Seigenthaler adds, "Through A Word on Words, I hope to be able to 'get to' authors and to afford them a larger opportunity to 'get to' us."

Authors

Tune in and hear the words of such diverse guests as John Updike, Elie Wiesel, Betty Friedan, Tom Wicker, Erma Bombeck, Gay Talese, Kris Kristofferson, David Halberstam, Jesse Hill Ford, Kinky Friedman, Studs Terkel, Al Gore Jr., Willie Morris, Gail Sheehy, Alex Jones, Helen Thomas, Buddy Carter, Morris Dees, Deepak Chopra, and many more.