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Rosanne CashLove and Loss
On today’s show, Rosanne Cash performs live in our studio. And Craig Ferguson, the host of "The Late Late Show" tells us about his debut novel. Plus, Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen will be here. And to start it all off: word maven Patricia T. O’Conner!
Words Fail Me
Word maven Patricia T. (Words Fail Me) O’Conner takes on mixed metaphors, and your questions about the English language. Call 212-433-9692.
Rosanne Cash on Love and Loss
Within two years, three of the most important people in Rosanne Cash’s life died: her mother, her father Johnny Cash, and her step-mother June Carter Cash. Today, she performs songs from Black Cadillac--the album she wrote about losing them. She's joined by her husband (and longtime co-producer and co-writer) John Leventhal.
Events: Rosanne Cash will be giving a benefit concert
Tuesday, May 2 at 6:30 pm
St. Ann’s Warehouse
38 Water Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn
For benefit and ticket information, call Marni Corbett, 718-834-8794 x17
Rosanne Cash will be performing
Thursday, May 4 at 8 pm
St. Ann’s Warehouse
38 Water Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn
For tickets, call 718-254-8779 or visit ticketweb.com
Craig Ferguson's Debut Novel
Craig Ferguson, the host of “The Late Late Show,” describes his irreverent debut novel: Between the Bridge and the River.
Events: Craig Ferguson will be appearing
Wednesday, April 19 at 7:30 pm
Chelsea Barnes & Noble
675 6th Avenue, at 21st Street
Identity and Violence
Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen describes how clinging to specific identities can box us in--and fuel conflict--in Identity and Violence.
Events: Amartya Sen will be participating in a breakfast talk and signing
Wednesday, April 26 at 8 am
Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs
170 East 64th Street
For tickets, visit cceia.org
Amartya Sen will be in conversation with Salman Rushdie
As part of The PEN/International Literary Festival
The New York Public Library at 42nd Street
Sunday, April 30 at 6 pm
For tickets, call 212-868-4444 or visit pen.org
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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.
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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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