Mothers at Risk, Jules Feiffer Illustrates History, Skater Girls Explore Friendship

Midday on WNYC | Aug 8, 2018

Alison Young talks about her new investigation that tracked how well doctors and nurses are following recommended procedures. They found a startling lack of adherence to those procedures. Jules Feiffer discusses the final installment of his noir masterpiece, which exposes the cyclical path of American history and the country’s tendency to forget. Crystal Moselle talks about her first feature film, Skate Kitchen, along with its breakout star, Rachelle Vinberg. Nathan Lents discusses broken genes, pointless mutations, and other “human errors."

This episode is guest hosted by Cindy Rodriguez. 

 

  

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