To the Best of Our Knowledge 

PROMO       1/27/2008         "The Beauty Biz"
*The beauty biz is booming.  The image conscious consumer can choose
between a full-service menu of make-over options: laser facial
resurfacing, liposuction, eyelid enhancing, breast implants and even a
nip and tuck where the sun doesn't shine. And reality TV makes the whole
process downright seductive.  But why are we dying to be beautiful? 
Next time on To the Best of Our Knowledge, a look at the quest for
beautiful.

PROGRAM RUNDOWN:  "The Beauty Biz"

0:00 - 13:44        SEGMENT 1: (13:45)
            Alex Kuczynski is a columnist for the New York Times and
            the author of "Beauty Junkies."  She tells Jim Fleming
            that the plastic surgery business is growing dramatically
            and that in the United States, liposuction and breast
            augmentation are the most popular procedures.
                    
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

13:45 - 14:14  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

14:15 - 39:10       SEGMENT 2: (24:57)
            Ruth Gendler re-tells the story of "The Mountain That
            Loved A Bird" by Alice McLerran and Eric Carle. Gendler
            is an artist and the author of "Notes on the Need for
            Beauty."  She tells Anne Strainchamps that we need to
            learn to see the beauty in the world all around us. Also,
            Robert Leleux is the author of "The Memoirs of a
            Beautiful Boy."  He tells Steve Paulson about growing up
            gay, in Texas, with his plastic surgery junkie and drama
            queen of a mother, whom he adores and who is accompanying
            him on his book tour.  
                    
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

39:11 - 39:40       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

39:41 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (13:19)
            Novelist Umberto Eco has written a book called "On
            Ugliness" to answer his earlier book, "On Beauty."  He
            tells Steve Paulson that ugliness is surprisingly complex
            and fascinating. It's far more than the simple opposite
            of beauty.
                    
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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