Smart People

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
On today's show: We’ll talk about intelligence and how to get it. Plus, T.C. Boyle on his novel concerning Frank Lloyd Wright’s complicated love life. Also, Alexandra Pelosi on her film about Americans who don't like Barack Obama. And a Brigadier General on why he and other military leaders support Pres. Obama’s executive orders guaranteeing humane treatment of terror suspects.

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