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Paul von Zielbauer uncovers some unsettling cases of neglect and mistreatment in New York’s prisons in a three-part series on prison health care for the New York Times. Then, James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams tell us about their roles in a new Broadway production of On Golden Pond. Next we’ll hear from three generations of jazz musicians in the same family: Roy Haynes, Craig Haynes, and Marcus Gilmore. Finally, Rabbi Nosson Scherman discusses his work editing the most comprehensive English translation of the Talmud ever completed.
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Examining Prison Health Care
In a three-part series for the New York Times, reporter Paul von Zielbauer reveals the disturbing state of health care in New York prisons—from cases of neglect and poor treatment as health care is privatized, to cases of mistreatment in juvenile detention centers.
Music:
"Fallout" by Euphone
"Escalator" by Bang on a Can All-Stars
On Golden Pond
Tony Award-winners James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams are starring in a new production of On Golden Pond, which returns to Broadway tonight.
Music:
Soundtrack to He Got Game, The Music of Aaron Copeland: "Interlude from Music for the Theatre" / "Letter from Home"
Musical Heritage
We’ll talk to three generations of musicians in the same family: the great jazz drummer Roy Haynes, bass player Craig Haynes, and drummer Marcus Gilmore.
Music:
Fountain of Youth, Roy Haynes: "Greensleeves"
The Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud
Rabbi Nosson Scherman served as General Editor of the Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud from 1990 until 2005. He describes the monumental undertaking of preparing the 73-volume translation--the most comprehensive English translation of the Talmud ever completed.
Music:
Wandering Jew, Yale Strom & Klazzj: "Dybbuk"
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Bill Richardson on Diplomacy
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New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be joining Obama’s cabinet as Commerce Secretary. You can hear him talk about his experience in foreign policy and diplomacy on the Lopate Show in April 2007.
Plaxico Burress on the Lopate Show
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NY Giants star Plaxico Burress is in the headlines this week for his self-inflicted gunshot wound. You can hear him on the Leonard Lopate Show in July 2008 talk about his life on and off the football field, and what it was like to win the 2007 Super Bowl.
Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System
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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.
Barack Obama, Circa 2004
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Listen to President-Elect Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.
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