East Timor is currently embroiled in the worst violence it’s experienced since it gained independence from Indonesia four years ago. We’ll get an update on the conflict in this week’s Underreported. Then, we’ll hear about a new documentary about three famous human behavior studies. And a former tutor describes his novel about helping well-off children prepare for the SATs. Plus, Ian McDiarmid describes his role in the Broadway hit Faith Healer.And a biography of the family behind Seagram.
Underreported: Unrest in East Timor
East Timor is the world’s youngest country. Now, it's experiencing an upsurge in violence--the worst since it gained its independence from Indonesia four years ago, on May 20th, 2002. Charles Scheiner, co-founder of the East Timor Action Network/U.S. (or ETAN/U.S.), just returned from East Timor last weekend. We’ll ...
Human Behavior Experiments
Director Alex Gibney tells us about his disturbing new documentary, “The Human Behavior Experiments.”
Tales from a Tutor
Former SAT tutor and Harvard grad Eliot Schrefer shares his new novel, Glamorous Disasters. The book explores the lengths one well-heeled mother is willing to go to in order to make sure her children get into good colleges.
Events: Eliot Schrefer will be reading and signing books
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Events: Eliot Schrefer will be reading and signing books
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Faith Healer
Ian McDiarmid describes his role in the Broadway revival of Faith Healer.
The Family Behind Seagram
Seagram was once the largest distiller of alcoholic beverages in the world. In The Bronfmans, Nicholas Faith reveals how one Canadian family made whiskey drinking respectable in the United States, and big business around the globe.
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