Trials and Tribulations

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 9, 2012

Vanity Fair contributing editors Bryan Burrough, William D. Cohan, and Bethany McLean fill us in on Jon Corzine’s many
professional—and personal—tribulations. Humorist Dave Barry discusses collaborating with Alan Zweibel to write the new novel, Lunatics. Today’s installment of the BBC series A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at an Olduvai stone chipping tool! Plus, the gurus-of-how-to Al & Larry Ubell stop by to answer your home-repair questions!

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