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Radiolab co-host Jad Abumrad performs his stage show Gut Churn this weekend in the Midwest.

JadAbumradPicTomorrow night at the Free State Festival in Lawrence, Kan., Jad Abumrad (pictured), co-host alongside Robert Krulwich of the popular public radio program Radiolab, will present his one-man show Gut Churn. The show is all about the challenges of the creative process.

Ahead of this local appearance, Abumrad spoke with Lawrence Journal-World columnist Joanna Hlavacek. It’s a wonderful interview. Among the highlights is Abumrad’s answer to the question, ‘You actually got your start not in journalism but as a film composer.

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