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Thursday May 17, 2001

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12:06"Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog" (Rebroadcast)

He's represented school-aged kids who won't dissect frogs and activists who broke into labs to release animals. Gary Francione is one reason the field of "animal law" is booming. Join Kojo for a nuanced look at the moral issues motivating some within the animal rights community.

Guests

Gary L. Francione, author of "Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog" (Pub: Temple Univ. Press); also Professor of Law and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach Scholoar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University Law School in Newark

13:06Einstein & Picasso (Rebroadcast)

Albert Einstein. Pablo Picasso. Both men are synonmous with radical breakthroughs. Was their genius a matter of happenstance? Or was it the direct result of the times in which they lived? A unique new dual biography examines the roots of creativity and innovative thought that led both men to become icons of the twentieth century.

Guests

Arthur I. Miller, author, "Einstein, Picasso: Space, Time, and The Beauty That Causes Havoc" (Pub: Basic Books)

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