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🗓️ 30 August 2019
⏱️ 71 minutes
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0:00.0 | You can now find all of C-SPAN's nonfiction-focused podcasts in one place, the C-SPAN bookshelf feed. |
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0:21.7 | offerings in one place. Hear from authors like Kadada Williams on her book, I Saw Death Coming, |
0:27.5 | Joan Biscubic, and her latest nine black robes, or Neil King, who shared his walking journey from |
0:33.1 | D.C. to New York City in his book, American Ramble. Featured programs will include Book Notes Plus, Q&A, afterwards, and about books. |
0:41.1 | You can follow the C-SPAN bookshelf feed wherever you get your podcasts. |
0:50.3 | In 1981, Jean Harris, the headmistress at the prestigious Madeira School outside of Washington, D.C., was tried and convicted of murdering her ex-lover, Dr. Herman Turnauer. |
1:01.2 | Hi, I'm Shannon Rice, the podcast producer here at C-SPAN. |
1:04.2 | And while that intro might sound like something you'd hear on a true crime podcast, this is lectures and history. |
1:10.3 | This week, University of Colorado |
1:11.7 | Professor Sarah Fields teaches a class on Ms. Harris' trial. She examines her background, |
1:16.5 | her long relationship with the doctor known for the, quote, Scarsdale Diet, end quote, |
1:20.5 | and her conviction. Stay tuned. Class starts after this short break. |
1:26.1 | All right, good afternoon. |
1:27.9 | We are going to talk about Gene Harris, and for those of us who are old enough to remember, |
1:32.3 | the Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder. |
1:35.5 | We're going to talk about this case in a couple of different sections. |
1:38.3 | First, we're going to talk about the case itself and some of the impact of the choices |
1:42.0 | that the lawyers made during the trial that affected the outcome. |
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