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Paul Goldberger
CNBC contributor Charles Gasparino explains how the roots of the financial crisis lie in a cultural shift on Wall Street during the 1970s. Then, we’ll take a look at a new report on the impact of arts education on high school graduation rates. And Marcel Theroux discusses about his novel Far North, one of this year’s National Book Award Finalists. Plus, Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger talks about why architecture matters.
The Sellout
Investigative journalist and CNBC contributor Charles Gasparino examines the most volatile, anxiety-ridden era in our nation's recent socioeconomic history. The Sellout traces the implosion of the financial services business back to its roots in the late 1970s, when Wall Street embraced a new business model predicated on taking enormous ...
Arts Education and Graduation Rates
A new study by the Center for Arts Education has found that schools that have increased access to arts education programs also have higher graduation rates. We’ll talk with Richard Kessler, CAE's Executive Director, and Doug Israel, Director of Research and Policy.
Far North
Marcel Theroux talks about his latest novel Far North. It is a 2009 National Book Award Finalist, and tells the story of one man’s quest through an arctic landscape, from humanity’s origins to its possible end.
Why Architecture Matters
Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Paul Goldberger, who writes for The New Yorker, discusses the world of architecture. In Building Up and Tearing Down: Reflections on the Age of Architecture, he looks at skyscrapers, museums, airports, monuments, suburban shopping malls, and white-brick apartment houses. His book Why Architecture Matters looks ...
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