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Buscemi worked as a NYC firefighter for four years while he was getting his start in theater and stand-up comedy. Over the course of his acting career, Buscemi's acted in more than 100 films and TV shows. He's now appearing in two new movies: The Only Pickpocket in New York and Wild Horse Nine. He spoke with Dave Davies about working with the Coen brothers, being hit by a bus when he was a kid, and being described as “funny lookin’” in Fargo. 

David Bianculli reviews a PBS televised version of a multimedia concert at Carnegie Hall called “We Chose to Go to the Moon. ”

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American socialists are having their best year since 1912. In last week's midterms, six socialists were elected to Congress, and three were elected mayor, which means New York, L.A., Washington, D.C., Seattle, Ann Arbor and Providence are now led by democratic socialists. But socialism means different things to different people. Terry Gross talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore about these victories and the history of American socialism.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mona Chalabi spent five years following 10 Americans living  across the economic spectrum – from those living paycheck-to paycheck to top wage earners  Her new book, Ten Lives, explores why financial security can feel so elusive. She spoke with Tonya Mosley about our stunted language around class, inheritance, and why so many people in the U.S. self-identify as middle class.

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Filmmaker and playwright Martin McDonagh talks about his new movie, Wild Horse Nine. It’s a dark comedy about two CIA agents (Sam Rockwell, John Malkovitch) who travel to Easter Island before the 1973 coup d’etat in Chile. McDonagh also wrote and directed The Banshees of Inisherin, In Bruges, and Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri. He spoke with Terry Gross about the themes across his work – male friendship, guilt, regret, redemption, and mortality.   

Maureen Corrigan reviews new books about Edgar Allen Poe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 

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John Turturro stars in the new film The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. To prepare, he studied with a pickpocket. Turturro is known for his roles in films by Spike Lee and the Coen Brothers, in acclaimed TV series The Night Of, and Severance. He spoke with Terry Gross about how growing up around volatility helped him understand some of his characters. 

Also, Jordan Firstman talks about writing, directing and starring in the new comedy/drama film Club Kid. He plays a hard-partying gay club promoter who discovers he has a 10 year-old kid. He spoke with Ann Marie Baldonado about capturing the highs and lows of club life.  

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