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This interview was originally broadcast on Sept. 21, 1999.

It's no coincidence that composer Philip Glass and This American Life host Ira Glass have the same last name: They're second cousins, but they didn't know each other well when the Field Museum in the Chicago asked Ira to interview Philip on stage in 1999.

On today's Fresh Air, we replay excerpts from that conversation in honor of Philip's 75th birthday, which is Tuesday.

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NEAL CONAN, HOST:

Forty years ago tonight, the Peanuts gang made Halloween history with the first broadcast of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!.

The animated cartoon, featuring Charlie, Linus, Lucy, Sally, Snoopy and of course the Red Baron, was the third "Peanuts" TV special. And it might have been the last, according to producer Lee Mendelson, who remembers CBS executives pressuring the show's creators.

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The protests and the violence in Libya are continuing, which has led to a jump in oil prices, which has led to a jump in the price of gas. We'll talk about how and why what is going on half a world away is affecting what's left in our wallets here. That is later in the program.

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From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. Im Melissa Block.

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NEAL CONAN, host:

This is TALK OF THE NATION. Im Neal Conan in Washington.

The House voted on health care a few days ago. The president may decide on Afghanistan as soon as few days from now. And, of course, in New York theyre still sweeping up ticker tape. Its Wednesday and time for a championship edition of the Political Junkie.

President RONALD REAGAN: There you go again.

Former Vice President WALTER MONDALE: When I hear your new ideas, Im reminded of that ad. Wheres the beef?

From the lost piece of luggage to the long-missing set of keys, what's the most bizarre thing you've lost and then found?

Dan Brucker, spokesman for the Metro-North Railroad, reveals what gets left behind on New York City's trains. Also, Davy Rothbart, creator of FOUND magazine, shares stories of stray belongings.

Davy Rothbart, creator and editor of FOUND Magazine

Dan Brucker, spokesman for the Metro-North Railroad, which operates New York City's Grand Central Terminal