Making a Splash

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 16, 2012

On today’s show: Director Mike Nichols and actress Linda Emond discuss the new Broadway production of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” Lynn Sherr talks about why we swim and why humans are so attracted to water. Today’s installment of A History of the World in 100 Objects is about a small gold model of a llama. On Backstory we’ll learn about efforts to save great apes. Plus, we’ll look at the rise of Brazil as a regional and world superpower.

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