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A preview of upcoming SCOTUS cases with Mark Joseph Stern; Fears surround new ‘Omicron’ COVID variant; Plus the Producers on ‘Who Killed Malcom X?’ Docuseries

Interior view of Audubon Ballroom where Malcolm X was shot. | World Telegram & Sun photo by Stanley Wolfson. Library of Congress, 1965.

On today’s show:

0:08 – Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC), covers courts and the law for Slate. He joins us to preview some of the important cases that SCOTUS is scheduled to hear arguments on this month.

 

0:33 – We discuss Omicron, a new COVID variant originated in South Africa with Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. We also answer your COVID questions.

1:08 – We discuss the six-part documentary series Who Killed Malcom X? which was credited with helping to exonerate two men who were wrongfully accused of killing Malcom X with Shayla Harris (@yoshaylaharris) and Nailah Ife Sims (@Nani_Ife) Producers on Who Killed Malcolm X?

1:33 – We discuss the Ahmaud Arbery and Charlottesville verdicts with Alex Vitale (@avitale) professor of sociology and coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College.