Thinking, Playing, Eating, and Believing

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 17, 2011

Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman discusses his ground-breaking work on the connections between economics and psychology, and how the ways we treat our money might not be as rational as you think. The wonderful jazz pianist Marcus Roberts plays songs from his new Christmas album. Lidia Bastianich talks about the uniqueness of Italian-American food. Plus, Nation magazine editor Katrina vanden Heuvel explains the progressive movement’s complicated relationship with the Obama Administration.

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