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History and Mystery

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 5, 2010

On today's show: we’ll look into whether the Internet is bound to meet the same fate as its 20th century forbears—namely, being monopolized eventually by a few powerful corporations. Then, two members of JFK’s secret service detail break a decades-long silence to talk to us about the assassination and its aftermath. Also, Daphne Kalotay talks about her novel Russian Winter. Plus, Harold McGee joins us on Please Explain to talk about food myths.

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