Connie Martinson Talks Books Episode Rating Graph

John Green plays the piano for Connie Martinson. Green plays pieces such as: “Coquette,” “I Wanna Be Loved,” “I Cover the Waterfront,” “You’re Mine, You,” “Loved,” and “Body and Soul.” His parents were well-trained pianists and that he idolized George Gershwin. Green talks about “An American in Paris” and Conrad Salinger and Arthur Freed. He also talks about his lecturing and sharing with students.

Barack Obama discusses his book, “Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.” Obama shares his family’s background and its influence in his life. He tells of his mother’s emphasis of instilling a strong African and African American self-image and his father’s struggles of bridging a traditional African society with a “modern” age. Obama then discusses his reasons for becoming a community organizer and his desire to bring disparate stands in America together. He continues by stating that progress can come from the grassroots and community level.