On today’s Underreported, former NPR correspondent Sarah Chayes calls in with an update on Afghanistan. Later on: a live performance from singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. And Wall Street icon Jim Lebenthal will be here. Plus, a journalist shares his investigation of the diamond trade.
Underreported: Sarah Chayes on Afghanistan
On today’s Underreported, former NPR correspondent Sarah Chayes calls in from Kandahar with an update on Afghanistan. Sarah Chayes is the founder of Arghand, which sells hand-crafted products from Kandahar.
Bruce Cockburn Performs Live
Singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn performs songs from his new album, Life Short Call Now, live in our studio.
Events: Bruce Cockburn will be performing
Saturday, September 16 at 8 pm
The Concert Hall
2 West 64th Street
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Events: Bruce Cockburn will be performing
Saturday, September 16 at 8 pm
The Concert Hall
2 West 64th Street
For tickets, ...
Confessions of a Municipal Bond Salesman
Jim Lebenthal shares his adventures as perhaps the most famous of all bond salesmen. His new book is Confessions of a Municipal Bond Salesman.
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The Rougher Side of Diamonds
Diamonds are mined in about 25 countries…on every continent except Europe and Antarctica. In The Heartless Stone, Tom Zoellner examines the rougher side of the diamond trade—from smuggling to human rights abuses.
Events: Tom Zoellner will be reading and signing books
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Events: Tom Zoellner will be reading and signing books
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