Today starts out with open phones - Leonard asks listeners
to share their thoughts on whether or not "evil" is a
useful word, particularly in today's current political
climate. Then scholars David Kang and Victor Cha evaluate the U.S. approach to dealing with nuclear North Korea. Chess enthusiast J.C. Hallman investigates the international chess subculture. And Anne Rice shares Blood Chronicles, the latest in the Vampire Lestat
saga.
Evil Talk
It's open phones. Leonard talks with listeners about the nature of evil.
Music: Blink Soundtrack music by Brad Fiedel
Victor Cha and David Kang
Professors Victor Cha and David Kang, top experts on Korean politics, assess the magnitude of the nuclear threat from North Korea and the U.S.’s approach to dealing with the threat. Their new book is Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies.
Events: Victor Cha and David Kang will ...
J.C. Hallman
Chess: more than just a game?? J.C. Hallman says it “represent[s] intimacy, economics, politics, theories bleeding from rhetoric to outrageous science." His book is The Chess Artist: Genius, Obsession, and the World's Oldest Game.
Music: Naqoyqatsi Soundtrack composer Philip Glass
Anne Rice
Anne Rice continues her Vampire Chronicles with Blood Canticles. This latest has Vampire Lestat struggling with his vampirism and yearning for goodness, purity, and love.
Events:Anne Rice will be reading and signing books at Barnes and Noble, Astor Place, Thursday Oct 30 at 6:00pm
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Saturday November ...
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