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(� Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid)
The Ubells answer listeners’ home how-to questions. Guatemalan journalist Iduvena Hernandez on her country’s presidential elections, coming up in early November. And a curator at the Met, Keith Christiansen, talks about the famous Grecian-Spanish painter, El Greco. Finally, Henry Petroski on why it’s so difficult to design things like toothbrushes and water pitchers. His latest book is Small Things Considered.
Alvin and Larry Ubell
Alvin and Larry Ubell answer all your home and apartment repair questions. They take listeners’ calls live on the air.
Iduvena Hernandez
Guatemalan journalist Iduvena Hernandez on her country’s presidential elections, coming up in early November. A former dictator, Efraín Ríos Montt, is in the running, and she talks about the danger his candidacy poses to Guatemalans.
Keith Christiansen
Curator Keith Christiansen on the El Greco retrospective currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Music: Chacona: Renaissance Spain in the Age of Empire
Ramon “O Voy”
Cabario “El Romance de Conde Carlos”
Ramon “O Voy”
Cabario “El Romance de Conde Carlos”
Henry Petroski
Henry Petroski explains why he thinks that there’s no such thing as perfect design. His recent book is Small Things Considered.
Music: Alloy Orchestra Lonesome: New Music For The Classic Silent Film “Mary”
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