Other segments from the episode on October 17, 1990
The Scandal of Savings and Loan Institutions
Contributing editor to Harper's Magazine L.J Davis recently reported on the history and current crisis of the savings and loans system.
Three Musical Portraits by Pianist Randy Weston
Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the jazz musician's new albums. Weston spent a spent a decade in Tangiers; Whitehead says you can hear the percussive influence of West African music in his performances.
"Rabbit at Rest" Brings an American Life to a Close
Writer John Updike recently completed his Rabbit series. He says that, while elements of his life show up in the protagonist Harry Angstrom, the books were never meant to be autobiographical.
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