How We Abandoned Puerto Rico, New York City's Clown Doctors, Dance Theater of Harlem Celebrates 50 Years

Midday on WNYC | Mar 30, 2018

Danny Vinik explains how the Trump administration responded far more aggressively to Texas after Hurricane Harvey than to Puerto Rico after Maria. Doctor clowns Deborah Kaufman and Dina Paul Parks kick off our Change-Maker Series to discuss their work with Healthy Humor. Restaurateur and television star Lidia Bastianich discusses her journey from immigrant to grande dame of Italian-American cooking. Carmen de Lavallade and Anna Glass talk about the Dance Theater of Harlem's upcoming season. Lauren Hilgers discusses her new book on the Chinese community in Flushing, Patriot: American Dreams in Chinatown.

This episode is guest hosted by Jonathan Capehart.

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