Fresh Air, Tony Varone, Donald Pearce, and Barbara Leaming Audiobook By Terry Gross cover art

Fresh Air, Tony Varone, Donald Pearce, and Barbara Leaming

 Preview
Get this deal Try for $0.00
Offer ends January 21, 2026 11:59pm PT
Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Just $0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible Premium Plus.
1 audiobook per month of your choice from our unparalleled catalog.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.
Auto-renews at $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Fresh Air, Tony Varone, Donald Pearce, and Barbara Leaming

By: Terry Gross
Narrated by: Terry Gross
Get this deal Try for $0.00

$14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime. Offer ends January 21, 2026 11:59pm PT.

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $2.95

Buy for $2.95

LIMITED TIME OFFER | Get 3 months for $0.99 a month

$14.95/mo thereafter-terms apply.
WWII Veterans Tony Varone and Donald Pearce and Katherine Hepburn biographer Barbara Leaming on this archive edition of Fresh Air. Varone remembers V.E. Day. He served in the 9th Infantry Division which fought in Europe. He now is Commander of VFW POST in Long Island, New York. Pearce fought in Europe in the Canadian Army and kept a diary during his tour of duty. His 1965 book Journal of a War chronicles the battles fought in Belgian and the Netherlands. Leaming's written a biography of Katharine Hepburn, in which she places the actress' life in the context of her family's history: one of tragic and political importance. Katherine Hepburn's grandfather committed suicide, as did her brother. In fact Hepburn discovered the body of her 15 year old brother. Hepburn's mother was a major figure in the radical suffrage movement, and a friend of Margaret Sanger. Leaming is also the author of a biography of Orson Welles. (Original Broadcast Date: May 8, 1995)Want more Fresh Air?
  • Get the latest issue.
  • Check out the complete archive.
    • (P) and ©2000 WHYY-FM     Biographies & Memoirs
    No reviews yet