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Wednesday, June 03, 2009

On today’s show: Dr. Maria Siemionow on leading the team that performed the first face transplant in the United States. Then, Warren St. John tells us about a soccer program for war refugees. Plus, Herbert and Dorothy Vogel and director Megumi Sasaki on a new documentary about how the Vogels amassed an impressive art collection a modest incomes.

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A New Face

Dr. Maria Siemionow made history in December 2008 by leading the team that performed this first near-total face transplant in the United States. She recounts her 30 year journey to the forefront of American medicine and reveals the complex process behind transplants in her book Face to Face: My ...

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Outcasts United

Fugees is a soccer program for boys outside of Atlanta who are refugees from war-torn countries in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. Warren St. John tells the story of the program and the problems facing immigrant kids living with memories of tragedy in Outcasts United: A Refugee ...

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"Herb & Dorothy"

Director Megumi Sasaki and Herbert and Dorothy Vogel join us to talk about the award-winning documentary "Herb & Dorothy," about how the couple was able to amass one of the most important collections of contemporary art in history on two modest salaries. "Herb & Dorothy" opens June ...

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