5.8.26 The federal investigation into Smith College, a review of The Sheep Detectives, and a classical music label focused on beauty
5/8/202635 min
Culture Friday on the federal investigation into Smith College, Collin Garbarino reviews The Sheep Detectives, and Arsenio Orteza highlights a classical music label challenging industry norms. Plus, the Friday morning news.
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First 90 secondsMyrna Brown· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Good morning. Today on Culture Friday, a women's college deals with the fallout from its admissions policy, allowing in some men but not others.
Nick Eicher· Host0:14
John Stonestreet will be along in just a few minutes. Also today, World's Joseph Holmes reviews a family-friendly murder mystery hitting theaters this weekend featuring sheep as detectives.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:26
You think you're brave enough to leave home? None of you have ever left this meadow. Your hooves have never touched anything but grass.
Nick Eicher· Host0:33
Later, world music critic Arsenio Orteza on a classical music label that takes a different approach.
Myrna Brown· Host0:40
[upbeat music] It's Friday, May 8th. This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported World Radio. I'm Myrna Brown.
Nick Eicher· Host0:53
And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning.
Myrna Brown· Host0:55
Up next, Ken Covington with today's news.
Nick Eicher· Host1:00
US forces struck Iranian targets Thursday after Iran's military attacked three US Navy destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian forces fired missiles, drones, and small boats at American ships, though the Pentagon says none were hit. The US military responded by hitting Iranian launch sites and command centers. Meantime, at United Nations headquarters Thursday, the US asked the Security Council to act on Iran's chokehold of the strait. Gulf ally Bahrain backed