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Young Max Gross truly was hapless in a big city. He was seemingly without luck or hope. He had bedbugs, a bad break-up, and an audit by the IRS that threatened to break his soul. But he had heart (as well as two nagging parents). When Gross saw the smash comedy Knocked Up, he realized his day might have arrived. All these years of being a world-class schlub would finally pay off. Thinking quickly, Gross wrote an article about the phenomenon and soon found true love.

Hear writer and director Mike White, film critic David Edelstein, TV critic David Bianculli, and jazz drummer Max Roach, on this edition of Fresh Air. Mike White's films include Nacho Libre, The School of Rock, Orange County, and Chuck & Buck. He also directed three episodes of the critically acclaimed TV show, Freaks & Geeks. White's newest film, Year of the Dog, stars Molly Shannon and Peter Sarsgaard.

Writer Max Allan Collins and director Sam Mendes on this edition of Fresh Air. Max Allan Collins' graphic novel Road to Perdition is the basis for the film of the same name. Mickey Spillane said of the novel, "I know mysteries, and I know comics - and Road to Perdition is one great ride!" Collins twice won the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus award for his Nathaniel Heller historical thrillers, True Detective and Stolen Away.

Selbst in seiner Hochzeitsnacht schrieb der Kronprinz zärtliche Zeilen an seine Schwester Wilhelmine, die den Markgrafen von Bayreuth heiraten musste, damit Friedrich von seinem Vater aus der Haft entlassen wurde. Von frühester Jugend an bis zum Tode Wilhelmines 1758 schrieben sich die Geschwister und vertrauten sich gegenseitig ihre Sorgen und Gefühle an, diskutierten aber auch über politische und kulturelle Ereignisse.