Love might not be that blind after all. Find out why different chemical systems in your brain make you fall in love with one person and not another. Also: rediscovering the Warsaw Ghetto. Then, we'll talk about Turkish fiction and bonuses for Wall Street executives. Plus, an examination of how Hollywood has portrayed times of financial crisis!
Join us for a Leonard Lopate Show film screening TONIGHT, we'll watch Frank Capra's "American Madness." Find out more and RSVP soon - seating is limited!
Why Him? Why Her?
Love may be a tricky thing, but it most certainly is not blind. Dr. Helen Fisher is author of Why Him? Why Her? and explains why we fall in love with one person and not another.
Rediscovering Hidden History
We’ll learn what life was like in the ghettos of Nazi occupied Warsaw during World War II. Samuel Kassow’s book Who Will Write Our History? chronicles the work of a clandestine organization which recorded the experiences of Warsaw’s Jewish population during the war.
Event: Samuel Kassow ...
Event: Samuel Kassow ...
Turkish Fiction
Istanbul straddles cultures and continents. A new fiction collection about the city called Istanbul Noir has just been released. We’ll talk to the anthology's editor Mustafa Ziyalan and one of the contributors Yasemin Aydinoglu.
Event: Mustafa Ziyalan and Yasemin Aydinoglu will be speaking and signing ...
Event: Mustafa Ziyalan and Yasemin Aydinoglu will be speaking and signing ...
Bailouts and Bonuses
After getting over $125 Billion in bailouts from taxpayers, executives with at least 6 major banks are now receiving major bonuses. We’ll talk about it with Vanity Fair contributor Michael Shnayerson, his article,"Wall Street’s $18.4 Billion Bonus" is in the latest issue of the magazine.
American Madness
Find out how Hollywood has portrayed the financial industry over the years—through boom and bust cycles. We’ll talk to Time magazine film critic Richard Corliss and Senior Editor for Newsweek magazineDan Gross.
You can watch the films we’ve selected and weigh in on the conversation by posting your reactions below.
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