Lions in Their Fields

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 17, 2010

We’ll look at the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice William Brennan. Then, Latvian opera superstar Elina Garanca talks about her critically acclaimed and quite incredible performance of “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera. Also Paul Auster discusses his latest novel Sunset Park. WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly looks at why it’s taken nearly a decade to demolish the Deutsche Bank building, which was damaged on 9/11. And our latest Backstory segments are all about Viktor Bout and the Deutsche Bank building.

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