Leonard Lopate Weekend: Carol Burnett, Kunal Nayyar & Mary Karr!

The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 18, 2015

This week: Carol Burnett talks to us about new episodes of 'The Carol Burnett Show,' which have not been seen in 40 years, and will be released this month (First). Also, best known for playing astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali on The Big Bang Theory, Kunal Nayyar discusses his new book that traces his life from childhood in India to life as an actor in LA (28:17). Then, Mary Karr knows a thing or two about the art form of writing a memoir and her latest book aims to help you "better read your own memories" (49:11). 

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