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Family Ties

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 30, 2010

Bioethicist Carl Elliott talks about the increasingly mixed relationship of medicine and consumer capitalism. Then, Jemma and Vanessa Redgrave discuss their theatrical family and their current roles on the New York stage. The director and producer of a new documentary about Benazir Bhutto talk about her life and Pakistani politics. Plus, our latest Underreported looks at what America’s leading agribusinesses are doing in India.

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