Dr. Jerome Groopman discusses the FDA's dramatic new proposal to make experimental drugs more readily available to seriously ill patients. Then, we talk to the writer and star of Broadway’s version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. And we talk to bounty hunter turned opera star Carl Tanner. Plus, the art of mingling, on Please Explain.
Should Dying Patients Have Access to Experimental Drugs?
Dr. Jerome Groopman tells us about the FDA's dramatic new proposal to make experimental drugs available to seriously ill patients—the subject of his article “The Right to a Trial” in the New Yorker.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas on Broadway
Tim Mason, who wrote the book and lyrics for How the Grinch Stole Christmas, joins Rusty Ross, who plays Max, to talk about bringing the Dr. Seuss classic to Broadway.
Please Explain: Mingling
On today’s Please Explain, Jeanne Martinet, author of The Art of Mingling, answers your questions on how to feel at home at any party—whether social or professional. Call 212-433-9692.
The Art of Mingling is available for purchase at amazon.com
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