Onward and Upward

The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 14, 2012

Wyclef Jean tells about his journey from Haiti to the housing projects of Brooklyn to Newark and onto the world stage as a member of the Fugees. Director Penny Marshall talks about her life and career in front of—and behind—the camera. Michael Chabon discusses his latest novel, Telegraph Avenue. Plus, a look at how ACT Up began when a group of AIDS patients and activists taught themselves the science and policy behind the virus and ended up changing how the public and the government dealt with the epidemic.

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