Writing as Lemony Snicket, author Daniel Handler has given countless children important life lessons about tragic accidents, conspiracies, reptiles, secret societies, doom and malevolence. This week, he talks to Dr. Alan Campbell about his work and career, and what to do to alleviate boredom. It promises to be a charming, truly weird edition of Watching America.

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Watching America airs on WHRV 89.5 FM on Fridays at noon. 

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Mary Beth Wilkas Janke: Memoir of a Former Secret Service Agent

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