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Spirited Conversations
A physics professor celebrates Halloween by using math and science to prove that ghosts and vampires can’t exist. Then, Garrison Keillor tells some behind-the-scenes stories from his film “A Prairie Home Companion.” And restaurateur Danny Meyer shares some of the secrets of his success. Later on, a true crime book revisits a famous murder that gripped 1840s New York. Plus, Alistair Horne talks about his 1977 groundbreaking history of the Algerian War.
Science versus Spooks
According to a 2005 Gallup poll, more than a third of Americans believe in haunted houses. But Costas Efthimiou, a physics professor at the University of Central Florida, drains some of the life out of Halloween by proving that ghosts and vampires can't exist.
A Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Keillor recently teamed up with Robert Altman to bring “A Prairie Home Companion” to the big screen. Mr. Keillor shares some behind-the-scenes adventures from the set.
“A Prairie Home Companion” is available for purchase at amazon.com
Danny Meyer on Hospitality
Restaurateur Danny Meyer explains how "enlightened hospitality" has helped him create top-notch eating establishments, like Union Square Café and Gramercy Tavern, in Setting the Table.
Setting the Table is available for purchase at amazon.com
A Crime that Gripped 1840s Manhattan
Daniel Stashower's true crime book The Beautiful Cigar Girl revisits 1840s New York, when Edgar Allan Poe took on a notorious cold case murder.
The Beautiful Cigar Girl is available for purchase at amazon.com
The Algerian War
Alistair Horne tells us about his 1977 groundbreaking history of the Algerian War: A Savage War of Peace.
A Savage War of Peace is available for purchase at amazon.com
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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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