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Darlene Love
On today’s Underreported, we discuss Cuba’s foreign relations, and ask how investments from China and Latin America may affect Cuba after Fidel Castro's death. Then, Novelist Nick Hornby and playwright David Lindsay-Abaire talk about bringing High Fidelity—about the romantic struggles of a clueless pop music fanatic—to Broadway as a musical. Plus, Darlene Love, one of the bestselling pop singers from the 1960s. And we explore the real story behind “blood diamonds.”
Underreported: China’s Investment in Cuba
On the first part of today's Underreported, Frederik Balfour, BusinessWeek’s Asia correspondent, talks about the extent of China’s investment in Cuba, and what it may mean for Cuba after Fidel Castro’s death.
Underreported: Cuba and Latin America
On the second part of today's Underreported, Julia Sweig, the Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses Cuba’s relationship with other countries in Latin America, especially Venezuela and Nicaragua.
High Fidelity
Nick Hornby’s novel High Fidelity, about a clueless pop music fanatic’s struggles with love in the real world, became a bestseller. He’s here today with playwright David Lindsay-Abaire to talk about bringing High Fidelity to Broadway as a musical.
Love For the Holidays
Darlene Love, a singer responsible for some of pop music’s biggest hits in the 1960s, tells us about her upcoming show Love For the Holidays.”
Diamonds and Conflict
Blood diamonds (also called conflict diamonds) are gems that have been used to fund rebel groups in wars in Africa. Charmian Gooch from Global Witness and Amy O'Meara from Amnesty International USA's Business and Human Rights Program examine some of the most pressing issues surrounding ...
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