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Megumi poses for a photo taken by her father, just months before she was abducted in 1977. (Abducted)
We talk to a man who helped break the color barrier in the corporate world in the 1940s and 1950s. Then, a new documentary unravels the politically-charged 1977 abduction of a Japanese schoolgirl. And another documentary explores the life of the reclusive artist Agnes Martin. Plus, we look at the history of cocaine, and some of the latest research on how it affects the brain, on Please Explain.
A Vanished Child
In their new documentary “Abduction,” filmmakers Chris Sheridan and Patty Kim follow a Japanese couple’s 30-year search for their daughter, who was abducted by North Korean spies when she was 13. The abduction is still a hot political issue in Japan.
Getting to Know the Reclusive Agnes Martin
Director Mary Lance takes us inside the Taos, New Mexico studio of the reclusive painter Agnes Martin. The documentary is titled “Agnes Martin: With My Back to the World.”
Events: Mary Lance will be participating in a question & answer
Friday, January 12 at the ...
Events: Mary Lance will be participating in a question & answer
Friday, January 12 at the ...
Please Explain: Cocaine
On today's Please Explain: a brief history of cocaine, and the latest research on how it affects the brain. Rita Goldstein from the Brookhaven National Laboratory joins Steven Karch, author of A Brief History of Cocaine.
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