Many people swore off eating anything from McDonalds and Burger King after reading Eric Schlosser’s expose, Fast Food Nation. He discusses his latest investigation of America’s underground markets of sex, drugs and cheap labor. Dr. Allan Rosenfield, dean of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, and Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, director of the Center for Infectious Diseases, discuss AIDS care in Africa. Plus Warren Sloat chronicles Reverend Parkhurst’s crusade against the seedy underworld of 19th century New York. And Gioia Diliberto talks about her novel based on John Singer Sargeant’s most famous portrait, I Am Madame X.
Eric Schlosser
Many people swore off eating anything from McDonalds and Burger King after reading Eric Schlosser’s expose, Fast Food Nation. He discusses his latest investigation of America’s underground markets, Reefer Madness : Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market. Read an excerpt of Schlosser's book in ...
Dr. Allan Rosenfield and Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr
Dr. Allan Rosenfield, dean of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, and Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, director of the Center for Infectious Diseases, discuss AIDS care in Africa.
Music: Kronos Quartet "Pieces of Africa"
Music: Kronos Quartet "Pieces of Africa"
Warren Sloat
Warren Sloat chronicles Reverend Parkhurst’s crusade against the seedy underworld of 19th century New York, Battle for the Soul Of New York.
Music: William Bolcom and William Albright "Sweet Sixteenths" from Sweet Sixteenths: A Ragtime Concert
Zez Confrey"Slippery Elm Rag" from Sweet Sixteenths: A Ragtime Concert
Music: William Bolcom and William Albright "Sweet Sixteenths" from Sweet Sixteenths: A Ragtime Concert
Zez Confrey"Slippery Elm Rag" from Sweet Sixteenths: A Ragtime Concert
Gioia Diliberto
Gioia Diliberto with her novel based on John Singer Sargeant’s most famous portrait, I Am Madame X. Read an excerpt of Diliberto's book in the Reading Room.
Music: Erik Satie-"Mercure Ballet"
Music: Erik Satie-"Mercure Ballet"
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