Tift Merritt: Host Melinda Penkava speaks with alternative country singer and musician Tift Merritt. The North Carolina artist earned critical acclaim for her first album “Bramble Rose” (Lost Highway/2002) and is attempting to earn crossover appeal with her second, “Tambourine” (Universal/2004), which debuted last week. (56:00)
August: Poet Michael Chitwood reads his poem “August.” (3:00)