Studio 360: Woody Guthrie and Reggie Watts

The comedian Reggie Watts doesn't tell jokes: he's a pianist who can mimic any musical genre and a multilingual savant who's a genius with accents. Watts performs live in our studio and shows Kurt how he uses improvisation to make every show unique.

Next, in William Gibson's first novel, 1984's Neuromancer, he coined the term "cyber-space" and introduced us to the concept of a computer-generated reality that became the movie The Matrix. Now Gibson is back with another sci-fi tale set in the future - except the future is now.

And, it wasn't sold or played on the radio, but Woody Guthrie's song became an American classic. It was also attacked as anti-American. The history behind "This Land Is Your Land," from our series "American Icons." [Broadcast Date: October 2, 2010]