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Mississippi: Tales From the Last River Rat

June 11, 2005 Saturday 2PM CT ( listen)
How did a Mississippi River Rat become the darling of the BBC and capture the imagination of the Brits? Find out, this hour, when Jean Feraca talks with the director and star of a BBC documentary based on the true-life adventures of a man who guards the river with his life and makes his living off of it.

Guest

  • Neil Rettig, National Geographic photo-journalist, cinematographer of "Mississippi: Tales of the Last River Rat"
  • Kenny Solway, author of "Tales of the Last River Rat"
  • Andrew Graham-Brown, producer/director of "Mississippi: Tales of the Last River Rat"

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