The Rhythm of Life

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010

Are you a morning person or a night person? Sometimes our bodies dictate when we can and cannot perform, despite what our minds want to do. We look at the body’s natural rhythms when it comes eating, sleeping, and sex. Also, what do the new campaign filings reveal about the presidential candidates? And, the voliatile intersection between the Iraq war, Washington politics, and Turkey's past and present. Finally: tea kettles get high tech.

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