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Ballot Talks: Examining the past and present of the Voting Rights Act

Guest: Jim Rutenberg, Michael Tomsic 50 years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Voting Righ ...

Air Date: August 6, 2015

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Killer robots: the coming arms race?

Hour 2 Guests: Peter Asaro, Ronald Arkin, George Zarkadakis Are you worried abou ...

Air Date: August 4, 2015

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Ballot Talks: Fattah indictment, then the Senate race

Guests: Jeremy Roebuck, Thomas Baldino, Mark Nevins, Bob Brady In this week’s edition of Ballot Talks: we discu ...

Air Date: July 30, 2015

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David Casarett’s “Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana”

Guest: David Casarett Marijuana might be one of the most misunderstood plants, especially when it comes to its me ...

Air Date: July 30, 2015

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Criminal justice reform

Guests:  Seth Williams, John Wetzel, Marc Mauer Over the last 40 years, America’s approach to criminal jus ...

Air Date: July 28, 2015

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The death of Sandra Bland: unanswered questions, community reaction, and violence against black bodies

Guests: David Harris, Dorothy Roberts, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw On July 10th, Sandra Bland was pulled over for ...

Air Date: July 27, 2015

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Ballot Talks: Kasich, then #BlackLivesMatter and 2016

Guests: Michelle Everhart, Josh Voorhees, Janell Ross, S.V. Daté On this week’s edition of Ba ...

Air Date: July 23, 2015

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Security and privacy on the Internet

Guests: Brittany Bacon, Kate Krauss, Julia Angwin The massive hack of the U.S. government’s Office of Personnel ...

Air Date: July 22, 2015

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The Attack in Chattanooga & the latest Military and Department of Defense News

Guests: Leo Shane and Phillip Carter Tragedy struck last Thursday at a military recruiting station in Chattanooga ...

Air Date: July 21, 2015

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Greece’s decision and Puerto Rico’s bond problem

Guests: Ralph Atkins, Aaron Kurloff, Adam Feibelman Greece’s debt problems have been mounting for years now, an ...

Air Date: July 6, 2015

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How psychology can help make a fairer criminal justice system

Guest: Adam Benforado We all have biases, some more conscious than others. But when police, prosecutors, jurors ...

Air Date: June 22, 2015

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NJ & PA Politics News Roundup

Guests: Matt Arco, Jill Colvin, and John L. Micek A lot is happening in the Garden State and here in Pennsylvania ...

Air Date: June 12, 2015

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Ballot Talks: Delayed presidential bids and campaign finance reform

Guests: Paul Seamus Ryan, Nate Persily, Eric Lichtblau Jeb Bush said he’ll be announcing his bid for the 2016 e ...

Air Date: June 11, 2015

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The Elonis ruling: Social media, language and the Supreme Court

Guests: Abraham Rein and Dahlia Lithwick Is a threat on Facebook a crime? According to The Supreme Court, not un ...

Air Date: June 3, 2015

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“Living in the crosshairs:” a look at the lives of abortion providers

Guests: David Cohen, Krysten Connon, Edel Finnegan Eight abortion doctors and clinic workers have been murdered s ...

Air Date: June 1, 2015

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