Leonard Lopate Weekend: James Cromwell & Randy Newman

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 4, 2017

Actor James Cromwell, Protect Orange County's Pramilla Malick and climate scientist Anthony Ingraffea discuss environmental activism and a proposed power plant in upstate NY. Propublica's Marshall Allen discusses his series on medical waste, and how things like administrative red tape and overuse are making healthcare more expensive for everyone. Randy Newman joins us to perform songs off his new album "Dark Matter."

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