Guest host Sarah Crichton fills in for Leonard today. In honor of Canada Day on July 1st and the Canadian general elections on June 28th, we’ll talk to Pamela Wallin, the Canadian Consul General to New York. Then Dr. Jonathan Edlow talks about the strange history of Lyme disease. We’ll hear from participants in the first Israeli hip hop concert in NY, and we’ll talk to author Mia Yun about her new novel Translations of Beauty.
Pamela Wallin
Pamela Wallin, Canadian Consul General to New York and an accomplished broadcaster and journalist, joins us one day after the Canadian general elections on June 28th, and one day before Canada Day on July 1st.
» Details on Canada Day Celebrations at Joe’s Pub
» Details on Canada Day Celebrations at Joe’s Pub
Dr. Jonathan Edlow
Dr. Jonathan Edlow uncovers the medical detective work behind the discovery of Lyme disease in Bull’s Eye: Unraveling the Medical Mystery of Lyme Disease.
» Read an excerpt of Bull’s Eye in the Reading Room
» More about the book
» Read an excerpt of Bull’s Eye in the Reading Room
» More about the book
Aaron Bisman, MC TN and Segol 59
Aaron Bisman, founder of JDub records and the event producer of The Unity Sessions, and Palestinian MC TN, aka Tamer from Dam, are participating in the first Israeli hip hop concert in NY. They are joined by Segol 59, rapper and one of the pioneers of Israeli hip-hop. ("Segol" is ...
Mia Yun
Mia Yun discusses her new novel, Translations of Beauty, the story of two Korean-born twins growing up in Flushing, Queens.
» Read excerpts of Translations of Beauty in the Reading Room
» More about Mia Yun
Music: Soundtrack for At ...
» Read excerpts of Translations of Beauty in the Reading Room
» More about Mia Yun
Music: Soundtrack for At ...
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