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WPRB News: Nobel Politics and the History of the Woodstock Festival

On October 8, the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Chinese political dissident Liu Xiaobo for his “long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.” Princeton Philosophy Professor Kwame Anthony Appiah wrote to the Nobel Committee in favor of Liu Xiaobo’s nomination. I recently spoke with Professor Appiah about his support for the nominee.

Next, two of our reporters take a look at the history of the famed Woodstock music festival in a conversation with Artie Kornfeld, an American musician, record producer, music executive and organizer of the music festival.

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This episode featured work by Brittany Murphy, Andy Martens, Anthony Paranzino, and Sandy Fong.

Executive Producer: Nikki Leon.
Senior Producer: Flora Thomson-Deveaux.

CC licensed music from .Tape.