On today’s show: Bobby Ghosh and Mark Thompson of Time magazine join us to talk about the problems arising out of the use of pilotless drones in Pakistan. Then, hear about the 45 year career of Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Eddie Adams. And, a New York Times economics reporter opens up about his disastrous decision to take on a sub-prime mortgage. Also, Michael Gross on the history of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Plus we'll bring you the latest on the anticipated California Supreme Court's ruling on Proposition 8.
Drones in Pakistan
President Obama has continued the Bush Administrations deployment of pilotless drone air strikes against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda operatives within Pakistan. Time magazine has a report on the operations titled "The CIA’s Silent War in Pakistan" that appears in this week's issue. We’ll be joined by the ...
Eddie Adams
Photojournalist Eddie Adams won the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for his picture of Nguyen Ngoc Loan, police chief of Saigon, firing a bullet at the head of a Vietcong prisoner. We’ll talk about Eddie’s 45-year career as a photojournalist with his widow Alyssa Adams and Hal Buell, Director of Photography for ...
Mortgage Mayhem
New York Times economics reporter Edmund Andrews was familiar with the dangers of easy mortgages from dubious lenders, but wound up taking the same kind of sub-prime mortgage that brought the economy to its knees. He tells his story in Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown.
Rogues' Gallery
Michael Gross investigates the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the cast of characters who have historically supported the institution in his book Rogues' Gallery
Event: Michael Gross will be reading
Thursday, June 25th, at 6:30 pm
Farragut Monument in Madison Square Park, at 25th Street
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Prop 8 Ruling
We get a breakdown of the California Supreme Court's anticipated ruling today on Proposition 8 from Stanford Law Professor Jane Schacter.
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