Faced with fewer recruits, higher attrition rates, and two wars, the US Army has decided to make boot camp more user-friendly. On today's show, we'll get the drill on the new basic training. Also on the show, former US ambassador to Italy Richard N. Gardner describes the fall of Communism in Italy. And we'll learn about the evolution of the Underground Railroad. Plus, the seventh annual "Open That Bottle Night."
Mission Italy
Former U.S. ambassador Richard Gardner offers his perspective on Italy’s recent past, as well as its future--from the decline of Communism to the upcoming elections--in Mission Italy.
Cooperation and Coordination on the Underground Railroad
In Bound for Canaan, Fergus Bordewich explains how the first racially integrated social movement in the country--the Underground Railroad--came about.
Open That Bottle Night
This February 25th, Wall Street Journal wine columnists Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher invite anyone who's been holding on to a special bottle of wine to uncork it and report on their experiences, for the seventh annual “Open That Bottle Night.”
Boot Camp Revamp
Fewer recruits, higher attrition, and two wars—the U.S. Army is facing some big challenges. In order to hang on to soldiers, the army is working to make boot camp more user-friendly. But skeptics worry that the “kinder and gentler approach” is creating softer soldiers. We’ll get the new drill on ...
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