Blockbusters and Bombs

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Peter Bart, a former film executive and the editor-in-chief of Variety, explores what makes some movies blockbusters, and others bombs. Then, a travel writer describes his harrowing journey through the Sahara. And we’ll we’ll find out how the hunt for terrorist cells is putting a damper on science experiments people conduct in their homes. Plus: a new biography of Henry Ward Beecher.

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