On today’s show, we'll ask about the likelihood of a nuclear showdown with North Korea. Then, a mystery writer describes the real-life murder of her childhood neighbor. And one of the most celebrated drummers in jazz—Jack de Johnette—stops by. Plus, a lesson on anesthesia in this week’s edition of Please Explain.
North Korea versus the World?
Does Kim Jong Il have the power to change the world with the touch of a button? In Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World, Gordon Chang examines how much of a threat North Korea’s nuclear weapons really pose.
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Girls of Tender Age
In her new memoir, mystery writer Mary-Ann Tirone Smith describes the real-life murder of her 11-year-old classmate in 1953. Both girls were living in a post-World War II housing project in Hartford, Connecticut, when a serial killer struck the neighborhood. In Girls of Tender Age, Ms. Smith describes the ...
In the Key of Om
Also on the show: the celebrated jazz drummer Jack de Johnette. He’s up for a Grammy this February in the New Age category for Music in the Key of Om.
Please Explain: Anesthesia
On today’s edition of Please Explain, we’ll find out how anesthesia works. We’ll learn about its earliest uses, and get an update on new advancements. We'll hear from Doris K. Cope, M.D., a Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the Director of the UPMC ...
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