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Michael Schiavo (Getty Images)
On today's show, Michael Schiavo defends his decision to take his wife Terri off life support... and what it felt like at the center of the firestorm that followed. Also on the show: a look at Gypsies in the south of France. And a new novel about an art heist. Plus, we'll get an update on the political situation in Armenia, on this week’s Underreported.
Underreported: Armenia
Justin Burke, the editor of EurasiaNet.org, and Boris Navasardyan, the founder and President of the Yerevan Press Club, give us an update on the political climate in Armenia on this week's Underreported.
Vartkes's List
In the March/April issue of Legal Affairs, Michael Bobelian describes a lawyer’s fight to gain recognition for the victims of the conflict between Armenia and Turkey at the beginning of the 20th century. His article is titled "Vartkes's List".
The Gypsies of Southern France
Fernanda Eberstadt offers a rare glimpse into the hidden world of the Gypsies of southern France in Little Money Street.
Music from the album Chants Religieux Gitans by the group Tekameli. Tracks: Que Viene, Mis Hermanos, and Fill de Deu.
Music from the album Chants Religieux Gitans by the group Tekameli. Tracks: Que Viene, Mis Hermanos, and Fill de Deu.
The Art of Stealing
Dara Horn describes The World to Come, her new novel based on the real-life theft of a Chagall painting from the Jewish Museum in New York in 2001.
Terri: The Personal and The Political
When Michael Schiavo decided to take his wife Terri off life support, a political firestorm erupted. In Terri: The Truth, he defends his decision, and describes what it felt like at the center of the controversy that followed.
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