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10:00Parents, Kids and Stress

The debate continues about whether what's best for parents is the same as what's best for kids. We'll talk with the authors of two new books about the pressures facing families today.

Guests

Judith Warner, author of "Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety"

Mary Eberstadt, research fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

author of "Home Alone America: The Hidden Toll of Day Care, Behavior Drugs, and Other Parent Substitutes"

11:00Robert Brustein: "Letters to a Young Actor" (Basic Books)

One of the nation's leading acting teachers explains his approach to helping aspiring actors develop their craft and their careers.

Guests

Robert Brustein, former dean of the Yale Drama School, founder of Harvard's Institute for Advanced Theatre Training, and longtime drama critic for "The New Republic"

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