Over the past 17 years an estimated 14,000 children have been kidnapped and forced to fight for the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda. Angelina Atyam, an activist for the kidnapped children, shares her efforts to rescue her own daughter from the LRA along with Sarah Spencer, an advocate for the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children. Plus, Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn and Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson discuss the challenges women face in the field of science. A conversation with satirist Al Franken about his show at Joe’s Pub and Denis Hamil shares his latest novel, Long Time Gone.
Angelina Atyam
Over the past 17 years an estimated 14,000 children have been kidnapped and forced to fight for the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda. Angelina Atyam, an activist for the kidnapped children, shares her efforts to rescue her own daughter from the LRA, along with Sarah Spencer, an advocate for ...
Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson and Gay Daly
Gay Daly, Senior Editor at Discover Magazine will join Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn and Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson to discuss the challenges women face in the fields of science and technology.
Al Franken
A conversation with satirist Al Franken about his show at Joe’s Pub.
Denis Hamil
Journalist Denis Hamil shares his latest novel, Long Time Gone.
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