Against the Odds

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Word maven Patricia T. O'Conner pays homage to the oddness of the English language. Then, Kazuo Ishiguro, the author of The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans, tells us about his sixth novel, Never Let Me Go. Next, Suzanne Lloyd describes the unique comedy of her grandfather—silent film actor Harold Lloyd. And Suzanne Gordon looks at how health care cost-cutting is spurring a nursing shortage and undermining patient care.

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