Anita Hill; Itzhak and Toby Perlman on Music Education; Susan Minot's New Novel; Stonehenge

The Leonard Lopate Show | Mar 19, 2014

On today’s show: Anita Hill talks about what happened after she accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during his 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Her story is told in Freida Mock's new documentary “Anita: Speaking Truth to Power.” Then, the great violinist Itzhak Perlman and his wife Toby discuss their nonprofit music conservatory for young aspiring orchestral musicians. Susan Minot on her new novel, Thirty Girls. And we’ll find out why this sound could provide clues as to why Stonehenge was constructed.

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