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Predictions 1997

Robert talks to six people to get their expert opinions and predictions for 1997including E.J. Dionne, author of Why Americans Hate Politics. He talks about a new year of change in politics. Holly Brubach, Style Editor for the New York Times Magazine, predicts new trends for 1997. David Wyss, Research Director at DRI/McGraw Hill, predicts what the economy will be like in the new year. Jack Matthews, Senior Film Critic for Newsday, predicts some new lows in the film industry, as well as new business ideas. Brock Meeks, Washington Correspondent for MSNBC, talks about new computer technology. And finally, Leslie Pinson, Senior Editor of the Weekly World News, relays what his staff psychics have predicted for 1997.

Copyright 1997 NPR

Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.

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