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December 2008
Two Sides
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Not every actor can be seen in the same day portraying a Catholic martyr and a disgraced US President! Frank Langella talks about his current roles as Richard Nixon and Sir Thomas More. Also: soprano Dawn Upshaw and crime writer Patricia Cornwell. And on Underreported: find out about the physical scars torture leaves.
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A Path to Peace
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Peace in the Middle East is one of the most pressing items on President-Elect Obama’s long to-do list. Former Speaker of the Knesset Avraham Burg says that Israel must move beyond a Holocaust mentality in order to accomplish a lasting peace in the region. Also: Patti Labelle talks about her music and her cooking skills. Amitav Ghosh on his new novel. And jazz pianist McCoy Tyner performs live in our studio!
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News You Can Use
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Find out how Rupert Murdoch’s $70 billion media kingdom shapes the news we get every day. Plus: conversations with conductor Carlo Ponti Jr. and singer/songwriter Juliana Hatfield, and then we look into how listening to jazz can be a collaborative experience.
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Rebuild
Monday, December 01, 2008
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman on why he says we’ve returned to Depression-era economics. Also: Paula Zahn on her weekly public TV show "Sunday Arts." Morris Robinson on his new album, "Going Home." Plus, a look at some of the best and worst examples of architecture from the last century!
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