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Congressman Barney FrankChange or Progress?
On today’s show: guest host Julie Burstein talks to Congressman Barney Frank. Later on, we’ll ask how Wal-Mart is changing America’s economy. Plus, a new book that laments the destructive nature of progress. And we’ll find out why one man went on a quest to experience springtime in different parts of the country.
Speaking Frankly
Congressman Barney Frank--perhaps the most high-profile, openly gay politician in the country--tells us what he thinks are the biggest issues currently facing the Democratic Party.
Events: Barney Frank will be speaking
Monday, January 23rd at 8:15pm
The 92nd St. Y
Tickets and info at www.92y.org or 212-415-5500
Music:
“Walkin’ Reprise,” “Harvard Club” and “At Last” from the motion picture soundtrack of “A Civil Action” composed by Danny Elfman.
Chasing Spring
Bruce Stutz, former editor-in-chief of Natural History magazine, decided to travel all over America for three months chronicling spring. He found that climate change is making the season arrive early, and impacting ecosystems throughout the country. He shares his findings in Chasing Spring: An American Journey Through a Changing Season.
Music:
“At First Sight” and “This is What Beautiful Looks Like” from the motion picture soundtrack of “At First Sight” composed by Mark Isham.
The Place You Love Is Gone
Melissa Holbrook Pierson criticizes the way big cities grow and develop at the cost of small towns. In The Place You Love Is Gone, she reveals how towns in the Catskills were flooded in order to provide water for New York City, and speaks out against the homogenization of American cities.
Events: Melissa Holbrook Pierson will be reading and signing books
Tuesday, February 7th at 7:15pm
KGB Bar
85 East 4th Street, 2nd Floor
Music:
“Main Titles” and “Homer’s Lessons” from the motion picture soundtrack of “Cider House Rules” composed by Rachel Portman.
The Wal-Mart Effect
70 percent of Americans live within a fifteen-minute drive of a Wal-Mart. Charles Fishman looks at how Wal-Mart got so big, and how it’s changing America’s economy, in The Wal-Mart Effect.
Events:
Charles Fishman talk and book signing
Monday, January 23 at 6:30PM
Coliseum Books
11 West 42nd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues
Music:
“Jubilo” “The Spellcaster” and “Root Groove” from the album “Jump Start and Jazz: Two Ballets by Wynton Marsalis”
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