
Let Me Down Easy - Preview
Preview: Season 39 Episode 8 | 30s
Airs Friday, August 17, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Meet a range of individuals — portrayed by Anna Deavere Smith — confronting the price and politics of health. 8/17/2012
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...

Let Me Down Easy - Preview
Preview: Season 39 Episode 8 | 30s
Meet a range of individuals — portrayed by Anna Deavere Smith — confronting the price and politics of health. 8/17/2012
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Preview: S39 Ep8 | 2m | Premieres on PBS Jan. 13, 2012 (2m)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...