Praise and Peril

The Leonard Lopate Show | Mar 18, 2011

On today’s show: Catherine Deneuve talks about her latest role in the Francois Ozon comedy “Potiche” and about a retrospective of her films at BAM! Richard James Burgess, John Edward, and Dan Morgenstern discuss the turning points in the history of jazz. We’ll find out about a dance production, “Fall and Recover,” about overcoming torture. Also, we’ll get an update on the protests in Syria. Plus, Please Explain is all about radiation!

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