59. Exorcising the Evil Cholesterol Spirits
Series: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry
From: Fred Flaxman
Length: 00:04:42
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Another tongue-in-check first-person essay from the author of Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry: The Private Life of a Public Broadcaster.
Flaxman is the producer/presenter of the popular classical PRX music series, Compact Discoveries. He was the founding manager of WETA-FM, Washington, D.C.'s classical music public radio station.
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Another tongue-in-check first-person essay from the author of Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry: The Private Life of a Public Broadcaster.
Flaxman is the producer/presenter of the popular classical PRX music series, Compact Discoveries. He was the founding manager of WETA-FM, Washington, D.C.'s classical music public radio station.
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Commentator Fred Flaxman goes to a modern medical doctor twice each year for check-ups. But is that doctor really so modern after all?
OUTRO:Commentator Fred Flaxman is the author of "Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry: The Private Life of a Public Broadcaster," from which this "slice" was taken. He is also the producer and host of a classic music public radio series called "Compact Discoveries."
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