December 27th Show
Our first hour will be an NPR News Special hosted by Neal Conan. We'll spend the entire hour talking about the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Her murder is said to be one of the worst crises in Pakistan's 60-year history, and there is speculation that civil unrest and the cancellation of the upcoming elections in the region could follow. We'll speak with several guests about what happened at the election rally where the attack took place, and Bhutto's legacy as prime minister. We'll also hear reaction from President Bush in a speech given earlier today, and discuss the implications Bhutto's death could have on Pakistan, as well as India, Afghanistan, and the United States. We are also hoping to respond to email and blog comments from Pakistani-American listeners who would like to share their thoughts about what Benazir Bhutto's assassination means to them.
In our second hour, we are back to the familiar Talk of the Nation theme song, and Dr. Sandeep Jauhar will be our guest to talk about life as a medical intern. He is now the director of the heart failure program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, but he has written a book about his former life as a medical intern in a New York hospital. Dr. Jauhar chronicles his endlessly grueling days and nights in a trial-by-fire memoir called, Intern: A Doctor's Initiation. At the end of the hour, former senator Mike Gravel (D-AK) talks about his upcoming campaign stops on the road towards a Democratic presidential nomination.
11:23 AM ET | 12-27-2007 | permalink
