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Pim FortuynThe Life and Times of Pim Fortuyn
Insect expert Thomas Eisner describes bug behavior you’ve probably never heard of: female moths holding their mates for ransom, beetles ejecting boiling-got defensive sprays, and caterpillars disguising themselves as flowers by attaching petals to their bodies. Then Professor James Kennedy talks about the 2002 murder of Dutch populist politician Pim Fortuyn. Robert Hughes on his new book about the Spanish artist Goya. And a discussion on the financial success of the Pequot Indian tribe.
Thomas Eisner
It’s shocking what bugs can do! In For Love of Insects, biologist Thomas Eisner talks about the secret
lives of insects.
8-10 PM
The Angel Orensanz Foundation
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James Kennedy on Pim Fortuyn
As part of our station-wide Old Amsterdam/New Amsterdam series, Professor James Kennedy from Amsterdam’s Free
University talks about the life and death of Pim Fortuyn,
the openly gay, right-wing Dutch populist politician. He
was the leading candidate to become the next prime minister
before his assassination in 2002.
Find out more about Pim Fortuym in Old Amsterdam/New Amsterdam
Robert Hughes
Art critic and author Robert Hughes has written a
comprehensive new book about the life and art of Francisco de Goya.
Hughes says that Goya "invented…the illusion of being there
when dreadful things happen."
Brett Fromson
In Hitting the Jackpot, Brett Fromson details the
1992 opening of Foxwoods, Connecticut’s first casino, and
its effect on the Pequot tribe’s financial health.
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Earlier this week, Pres. Obama announced that he plans to nominate geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to lead the National Institutes of Health. You can listen to Leonard’s 2006 conversation with Dr. Collins about how he reconciles his personal faith with his professional scientific knowledge.
FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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May 14, 2009
Congress is getting ready to a vote on whether to make tobacco subject to FDA regulation. You can listen to a segment we did in May about the bill and what it would mean for the cigarette companies.
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