Perspective Podcast - March 25th, 2011

In this edition of Perspective...

Target Libya Exclusive.

There are indications that there could be more huge and potentially bloody uprisings in Syria and Yemen, but as for the current revolution in Libya, news came that the U.S. will turn over command to NATO to enforce that no fly zone.  But questions remain.  What is the U.S. role going forward? With Moammar Gadhafi's air force smoldering, what do we do now and for how long?  ABC's Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz went in search of answers in the exclusive first interview with the operation's top brass.

Japan:  The Exclusion Zone.

It is like something out of Stephen King.  An entire population suddenly shut off from the rest of the world, trapped by an invisible barrier, unable to escape an airborne toxic threat, that everyone knows can kill them.  But, it is not fiction.  ABC's David Wright went inside Japan's "exclusion zone".  

Elizabeth Taylor Remembered.

This week Elizabeth Taylor died at the age of 79.  The reaction to her death crossed multiple generations, from tv news to Twitter.  We are lucky that we can call on a colleague of ours who knew Elizabeth Taylor as both a subject and as a friend.  ABC's Barbara Walters interviewed Taylor five times and explains what it was about the actress that captured our imagination.

Madoff Family Survival Kit.

Remember the "Calgon, take me away" commercial? If only someone could come up with a quake stopping, reactor patching, war ending, bubble bath.  Until then we have the disaster preparedness industry, which for obvious reasons is booming.  Jumping into the upper end of that business is one family with huge name recognition.  ABC's John Berman explains.  

The Science of Memory.

Do you have a hard time remembering names, lists, phone numbers or where you put the car keys?  It turns out there are simple techniques using visualization exercises that can help anyone create a "memory machine".  ABC's Dan Harris brings us the latest revelations.

Jennifer Hudson.

In recent years Jennifer Hudson has gone from the high of winning an Oscar to the unimaginable opposite, the murder of her mother, her brother and her nephew.  But, a new life literally is giving her a new song to sing.  ABC's Deborah Roberts explains.  

Host: Cheri Preston

Producer: Jason Wesalo

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