New Yorker staff writer Kevin Krajick tells us what we can learn from studying mummified bodies. Then, we’ll talk to Ahmed Kathrada about the 26 years he spent as a political prisoner with Nelson Mandela during our weekly Underreported feature.
The Mummy Doctor
Staff writer Kevin Krajick tells us about his most recent peice in The New Yorker: "The Mummy Doctor." The article profiles Dr. Arthur Aufderheide, one of the world’s leading experts on the dissection of mummies. We’ll find out what we can learn from these ancient bodies.
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Ahmed Kathrada
A political prisoner in South Africa for 26 years, Ahmed Kathrada was released at age 60 in 1989. He’ll tell us about his time in prison, and about his life afterward as a member of South Africa's first freely elected parliament, and a member of Nelson Mandela's cabinet.
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