Robert Gates' Life in Leadership, the Unregulated World of Supplements

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 18, 2016

Former secretary of defense and CIA director Robert Gates talks about reforming our public institutions. Dancer Maurice Hines discusses his life, career and new musical "Tappin' Thru Life." Author Mira Ptacin discusses her new memoir which reflects on pregnancy, loss and acceptance. Journalist Gillian Findlay discusses a new Frontline documentary that examines the money, marketing and false claims made by the supplement industry. 

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