How Economics Can Be A Force For Good, John Ford & John Wayne, We Celebrate Halloween With Spooky Stories, The Photographer Who Captured Ghosts

The Leonard Lopate Show | Oct 30, 2017

Jean Tirole on how economics can be used as a force for good. Nancy Schoenberger explores the friendship between John Ford and John Wayne. Authors Megan Abbott and Paul Collins join us for our Halloween edition of the Leonard Lopate Show Book Club! Peter Manseau tells the story of “spirit photographer,” William Mumler.

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