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According to the United Nations, over half of the Syrian population has now been displaced and are in need of humanitarian assistance.
As President Trump contemplates military action in Syria, one U.N. official warns the humanitarian crisis is at its worst since the war began eight years ago. Then, they wrote some of the most popular musicals of all time. A new biography retells the story of how Rodgers and Hammerstein revolutionized Broadway.
Guests
- Panos Moumtzis Assistant Secretary General and U.N. Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis
- Todd Purdum Senior writer, Politico; contributing editor, Vanity Fair; author, "Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution"
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