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From Theater to Science: A ​’​Medical Detective​’​ Describes His Journey with Dr. W. Ian Lipkin | White House Chronicle 9046

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In the United States, Lipkin is fighting to understand one of the most awful and debilitating lifelong diseases: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, for which Lipkin says he uses the acronym ME/CFS.
This disease, according to Lipkin, is little understood by doctors and is hard to diagnose “as there are no biological markers.”

White House Chronicle, Episode #9046
Air Date: Nov. 17, 2017
Run Time: 29:00
Host: Llewellyn King
Guest: Dr. W. Ian Lipkin, Center for Infection and Immunity, Columbia University
Topic: Top virus detective Dr. W. Ian Lipkin of Columbia University explains how he wanted to be in the theater before biology gave him a starring role.

Climate Change​ and​ Issues Impacting the Global Energy Sector, with Ernest Moniz and Newt Gingrich | WHC Ep. 9038

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Llewellyn King ​interviews ​former Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz​, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and other experts on climate change​ and​ issues impacting the global energy sector.

Guests: Gen. James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.), Jones Group International; Dr. Ernest Moniz, Energy Futures Initiative; Newt Gingrich, Dentons; Clinton A. Vince, Dentons; and Karl V. Hopkins, Dentons​

White House Chronicle, Show #9038
Air Date: Sept. 22, 2017

Can a trade unionist find happiness as a bank CEO?

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Llewellyn King interviews Keith Mestrich, president and CEO of the progressive Amalgamated Bank. This is the first in a two-episode series.

White House Chronicle, Show #9036
Air Date: Sept. 8, 2017
Run Time: 29:00
Host: Llewellyn King
Guest: Keith Mestrich, President and CEO, Amalgamated Bank
Topic: Can a trade unionist find happiness as a bank CEO?

Living with ME/CFS Tom Camenzind’s Story : White House Chronicle #9035

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Host Llewellyn King travels to San Ramon, Calif., to interview a couple whose adult son suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the head of a group searching for a cure.

Tom Camenzind is a handsome young man who should be in the joyous throes of youth. A popular and gifted student at Stanford University, Tom was clearing the hurdles of academia with ease and grace. In January of his sophomore year, he caught a cold on campus. ME walked through some door, and stole his promising life.

Today Tom lies conscious but prone in his parents’ home in San Ramon, Calif. He is totally paralyzed and can only communicate with his parents, Mark and Dorothy, by pressure from his fingers on sensors. He cannot tolerate everyday sounds, light or touch.

This program was made in conjunction with the Solve ME/CFS Initiative, a Los Angeles-based charity.