We get an inside look at how the dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History are created. And we tour the Henry Clay Frick mansion. Also, an update and some background on the conflict in Somalia. And we talk to a woman who survived a terrorist attack on a US embassy in East Africa in 1998 which killed her husband.
An Update on the Conflict in Somalia
David Shinn served as Ambassador to Ethiopia from 1996 to 1999, and worked as the State Department Coordinator for Somalia. He gives us some background and an update on the conflict in Somalia. David Shinn currently teaches at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
Meet the Frick
Colin Bailey, the Chief Curator at The Frick Collection, takes us on an in-depth tour of the Henry Clay Frick mansion.
Building the Frick Collection is available for purchase at amazon.com
Windows on Nature
Diorama artist Stephen Christopher Quinn explains just what goes into crafting the one-of-a-kind nature scenes—from the Mountain Gorillas to the Squid and the Whale—at the American Museum of Natural History.
Windows on Nature is available for purchase at amazon.com
Terrorism, Grief, and a Quest for Justice
Susan Hirsch shares her personal account of surviving a terrorist attack on a US embassy in East Africa in 1998 that killed her husband.
In the Moment of Greatest Calamity: Terrorism, Grief, and a Victim's Quest for Justice is available for purchase at amazon.com
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