Weighty Issues

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Filmmaker Laura Poitras talks about her documentary "The Oath," about Osama Bin Laden’s bodyguard and driver. It’s been 50 years since the FDA approved the birth control pill, and we’ll look at its cultural legacy. And we’ll find out about the nearly 30 minutes of long-lost footage from Fritz Lang’s silent classic film "Metropolis" that has been discovered and restored. Plus Please Explain is all about fat.

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