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Other segments from the episode on December 5, 2016
Robert Fisk on the Changing Political Climate of Lebanon
Fist and his wife are the only foreign journalists still living in Beirut. He has been covering Lebanon for the past fourteen years, and has a new book about his reporting, called Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War.
Quartets by the Most American of American Composers
Classical Music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new compact disc of the string quartets of Charles Ives, performed by the Lydian String Quartet. Schwartz says it's one of the best quartet performances on record.
Journalist Richard Sandomir on Baldness
Sandomir tackles the issue of male pattern baldness in his new, humorous book, "Bald LIke Me."
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